Baby names
How popular is the name Gerald?
In 2025, 168 baby boys in the U.S. were named Gerald, the 1204th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1942, when 11,484 boys got the name. 448,966 boys have been named Gerald since 1880. 2,385 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,204
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
168
boys named Gerald
Peak year
1942
11,484 boys
Boys named Gerald each year since 1880
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The numbers for Gerald (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 |
| 2024 | 178 |
| 2023 | 213 |
| 2022 | 206 |
| 2021 | 217 |
| 2020 | 230 |
| 2019 | 245 |
| 2018 | 242 |
| 2017 | 271 |
| 2016 | 284 |
| 2015 | 312 |
| 2014 | 281 |
| 2013 | 329 |
| 2012 | 346 |
| 2011 | 373 |
| 2010 | 348 |
| 2009 | 396 |
| 2008 | 415 |
| 2007 | 472 |
| 2006 | 465 |
| 2005 | 472 |
| 2004 | 552 |
| 2003 | 529 |
| 2002 | 556 |
| 2001 | 609 |
| 2000 | 680 |
| 1999 | 686 |
| 1998 | 671 |
| 1997 | 773 |
| 1996 | 822 |
| 1995 | 889 |
| 1994 | 954 |
| 1993 | 1,116 |
| 1992 | 1,174 |
| 1991 | 1,261 |
| 1990 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 1,469 |
| 1988 | 1,403 |
| 1987 | 1,441 |
| 1986 | 1,455 |
| 1985 | 1,446 |
| 1984 | 1,444 |
| 1983 | 1,549 |
| 1982 | 1,717 |
| 1981 | 1,764 |
| 1980 | 1,819 |
| 1979 | 1,863 |
| 1978 | 1,889 |
| 1977 | 2,046 |
| 1976 | 2,139 |
| 1975 | 2,398 |
| 1974 | 2,417 |
| 1973 | 2,592 |
| 1972 | 2,816 |
| 1971 | 3,588 |
| 1970 | 4,399 |
| 1969 | 4,384 |
| 1968 | 4,475 |
| 1967 | 4,873 |
| 1966 | 4,863 |
| 1965 | 5,252 |
| 1964 | 5,869 |
| 1963 | 6,156 |
| 1962 | 6,232 |
| 1961 | 6,630 |
| 1960 | 6,571 |
| 1959 | 6,636 |
| 1958 | 6,865 |
| 1957 | 7,595 |
| 1956 | 7,991 |
| 1955 | 8,072 |
| 1954 | 8,552 |
| 1953 | 8,619 |
| 1952 | 9,031 |
| 1951 | 9,539 |
| 1950 | 9,726 |
| 1949 | 9,808 |
| 1948 | 9,842 |
| 1947 | 10,750 |
| 1946 | 10,033 |
| 1945 | 8,857 |
| 1944 | 10,023 |
| 1943 | 11,367 |
| 1942 | 11,484 |
| 1941 | 10,942 |
| 1940 | 10,236 |
| 1939 | 10,057 |
| 1938 | 9,972 |
| 1937 | 9,425 |
| 1936 | 9,018 |
| 1935 | 8,458 |
| 1934 | 7,816 |
| 1933 | 7,422 |
| 1932 | 7,347 |
| 1931 | 6,823 |
| 1930 | 6,483 |
| 1929 | 5,965 |
| 1928 | 5,487 |
| 1927 | 5,511 |
| 1926 | 5,123 |
| 1925 | 4,507 |
| 1924 | 4,151 |
| 1923 | 3,696 |
| 1922 | 3,541 |
| 1921 | 3,382 |
| 1920 | 3,157 |
| 1919 | 2,689 |
| 1918 | 2,712 |
| 1917 | 2,486 |
| 1916 | 2,260 |
| 1915 | 2,085 |
| 1914 | 1,468 |
| 1913 | 1,142 |
| 1912 | 929 |
| 1911 | 462 |
| 1910 | 289 |
| 1909 | 301 |
| 1908 | 270 |
| 1907 | 239 |
| 1906 | 191 |
| 1905 | 189 |
| 1904 | 201 |
| 1903 | 182 |
| 1902 | 151 |
| 1901 | 133 |
| 1900 | 157 |
| 1899 | 108 |
| 1898 | 100 |
| 1897 | 93 |
| 1896 | 95 |
| 1895 | 76 |
| 1894 | 75 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1892 | 62 |
| 1891 | 45 |
| 1890 | 44 |
| 1889 | 48 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1881 | 14 |
| 1880 | 11 |
Girls named Gerald each year since 1880
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The numbers for Gerald (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1985 | 14 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1980 | 17 |
| 1979 | 22 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1976 | 19 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1974 | 20 |
| 1973 | 29 |
| 1972 | 15 |
| 1971 | 33 |
| 1970 | 43 |
| 1969 | 41 |
| 1968 | 29 |
| 1967 | 39 |
| 1966 | 30 |
| 1965 | 38 |
| 1964 | 32 |
| 1963 | 33 |
| 1962 | 32 |
| 1961 | 44 |
| 1960 | 36 |
| 1959 | 41 |
| 1958 | 33 |
| 1957 | 34 |
| 1956 | 33 |
| 1955 | 32 |
| 1954 | 38 |
| 1953 | 35 |
| 1952 | 32 |
| 1951 | 31 |
| 1950 | 40 |
| 1949 | 28 |
| 1948 | 37 |
| 1947 | 46 |
| 1946 | 33 |
| 1945 | 36 |
| 1944 | 38 |
| 1943 | 55 |
| 1942 | 37 |
| 1941 | 43 |
| 1940 | 43 |
| 1939 | 48 |
| 1938 | 37 |
| 1937 | 51 |
| 1936 | 39 |
| 1935 | 48 |
| 1934 | 49 |
| 1933 | 43 |
| 1932 | 44 |
| 1931 | 55 |
| 1930 | 40 |
| 1929 | 49 |
| 1928 | 40 |
| 1927 | 56 |
| 1926 | 48 |
| 1925 | 39 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1923 | 25 |
| 1922 | 23 |
| 1921 | 24 |
| 1920 | 21 |
| 1919 | 17 |
| 1918 | 24 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1916 | 12 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.