Gerald

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Gerald is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 451,178 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 448,793 as boys and 2,385 as girls. Gerald gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1942 and has since declined significantly. It is the #151 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 178
2023 212
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 1,126
1992 1,182
1991 1,266
1990 1,451
1989 1,478
1988 1,412
1987 1,451
1986 1,465
1985 1,460
1984 1,457
1983 1,567
1982 1,740
1981 1,780
1980 1,836
1979 1,885
1978 1,908
1977 2,061
1976 2,159
1975 2,414
1974 2,437
1973 2,622
1972 2,831
1971 3,621
1970 4,442
1969 4,425
1968 4,504
1967 4,914
1966 4,893
1965 5,290
1964 5,902
1963 6,186
1962 6,265
1961 6,673
1960 6,602
1959 6,676
1958 6,899
1957 7,630
1956 8,024
1955 8,105
1954 8,588
1953 8,654
1952 9,063
1951 9,570
1950 9,765
1949 9,837
1948 9,879
1947 10,796
1946 10,067
1945 8,893
1944 10,059
1943 11,423
1942 11,520
1941 10,984
1940 10,280
1939 10,105
1938 10,009
1937 9,475
1936 9,056
1935 8,506
1934 7,865
1933 7,465
1932 7,391
1931 6,878
1930 6,522
1929 6,015
1928 5,527
1927 5,567
1926 5,171
1925 4,546
1924 4,172
1923 3,721
1922 3,564
1921 3,406
1920 3,178
1919 2,706
1918 2,736
1917 2,497
1916 2,272
1915 2,093
1914 1,475
1913 1,148
1912 934
1911 462
1910 294
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