Gerald

Given to 451,351 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1204

recorded as boys

34 since 2024

Babies in 2025

168

boys 168

Peak year

1939

10,057 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

451,351

since 1880

Born a Gerald? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gerald was most popular in 1939, when 10,057 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 168 babies were named Gerald, ranking #1204 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	168	1204
2024	<5	—	178	1170
2023	<5	—	213	1024
2022	<5	—	206	1066
2021	<5	—	217	1006
2020	<5	—	230	954
2019	<5	—	245	890
2018	<5	—	242	894
2017	<5	—	271	825
2016	<5	—	284	809
2015	<5	—	312	764
2014	<5	—	281	810
2013	<5	—	329	715
2012	<5	—	346	683
2011	<5	—	373	628
2010	<5	—	348	679
2009	<5	—	396	630
2008	<5	—	415	604
2007	<5	—	472	544
2006	<5	—	465	545
2005	<5	—	472	520
2004	<5	—	552	463
2003	<5	—	529	474
2002	<5	—	556	443
2001	<5	—	609	411
2000	<5	—	680	382
1999	<5	—	686	379
1998	<5	—	671	376
1997	<5	—	773	336
1996	<5	—	822	322
1995	<5	—	889	298
1994	<5	—	954	284
1993	10	8052	1,116	256
1992	8	9491	1,174	245
1991	5	13147	1,261	235
1990	<5	—	1,451	212
1989	9	8037	1,469	201
1988	9	7691	1,403	194
1987	10	6788	1,441	190
1986	10	6612	1,455	183
1985	14	5077	1,446	181
1984	13	5222	1,444	176
1983	17	4286	1,549	168
1982	22	3647	1,717	158
1981	16	4532	1,764	154
1980	17	4327	1,819	148
1979	22	3541	1,863	143
1978	19	3777	1,889	137
1977	15	4425	2,046	131
1976	19	3540	2,139	120
1975	16	3950	2,398	108
1974	20	3313	2,417	108
1973	29	2506	2,592	102
1972	15	3894	2,816	102
1971	33	2340	3,588	83
1970	43	1952	4,399	67
1969	41	1955	4,384	65
1968	29	2246	4,475	62
1967	39	1881	4,873	59
1966	30	2147	4,863	60
1965	38	1854	5,252	64
1964	32	2109	5,869	60
1963	33	2061	6,156	60
1962	32	2073	6,232	65
1961	44	1720	6,630	62
1960	36	1887	6,571	62
1959	41	1720	6,636	61
1958	33	1908	6,865	58
1957	34	1869	7,595	51
1956	33	1871	7,991	49
1955	32	1877	8,072	48
1954	38	1648	8,552	44
1953	35	1671	8,619	42
1952	32	1746	9,031	39
1951	31	1740	9,539	36
1950	40	1452	9,726	34
1949	28	1807	9,808	33
1948	37	1520	9,842	30
1947	46	1357	10,750	28
1946	33	1532	10,033	27
1945	36	1332	8,857	25
1944	38	1293	10,023	24
1943	55	1077	11,367	23
1942	37	1325	11,484	22
1941	43	1133	10,942	20
1940	43	1097	10,236	21
1939	48	1022	10,057	19
1938	37	1200	9,972	19
1937	51	981	9,425	20
1936	39	1135	9,018	19
1935	48	995	8,458	21
1934	49	981	7,816	22
1933	43	1062	7,422	22
1932	44	1070	7,347	24
1931	55	931	6,823	26
1930	40	1181	6,483	30
1929	49	1042	5,965	33
1928	40	1210	5,487	41
1927	56	1023	5,511	38
1926	48	1079	5,123	41
1925	39	1252	4,507	45
1924	21	1926	4,151	49
1923	25	1672	3,696	54
1922	23	1785	3,541	58
1921	24	1765	3,382	60
1920	21	1889	3,157	64
1919	17	2063	2,689	70
1918	24	1645	2,712	72
1917	11	2693	2,486	69
1916	12	2498	2,260	76
1915	8	3134	2,085	78
1914	7	2876	1,468	81
1913	6	2827	1,142	84
1912	5	2979	929	86
1911	<5	—	462	88
1910	5	2398	289	105
1909	<5	—	301	95
1908	<5	—	270	97
1907	<5	—	239	102
1906	<5	—	191	112
1905	<5	—	189	113
1904	<5	—	201	106
1903	<5	—	182	107
1902	<5	—	151	127
1901	<5	—	133	124
1900	<5	—	157	140
1899	<5	—	108	143
1898	<5	—	100	165
1897	<5	—	93	166
1896	<5	—	95	168
1895	<5	—	76	193
1894	<5	—	75	197
1893	<5	—	55	229
1892	<5	—	62	221
1891	<5	—	45	239
1890	<5	—	44	256
1889	<5	—	48	233
1888	<5	—	30	330
1887	<5	—	22	352
1886	<5	—	28	321
1885	<5	—	23	364
1884	<5	—	19	416
1883	<5	—	13	497
1882	<5	—	15	469
1881	<5	—	14	460
1880	<5	—	11	571