Gerard

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Gerard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 58,833 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 58,721 as boys and 112 as girls. Gerard gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #988 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 115
2023 130
2022 128
2021 121
2020 119
2019 116
2018 149
2017 161
2016 160
2015 180
2014 202
2013 183
2012 171
2011 172
2010 140
2009 130
2008 126
2007 99
2006 117
2005 113
2004 124
2003 134
2002 156
2001 146
2000 194
1999 175
1998 175
1997 190
1996 195
1995 213
1994 258
1993 250
1992 268
1991 309
1990 350
1989 326
1988 327
1987 320
1986 338
1985 343
1984 336
1983 303
1982 366
1981 316
1980 342
1979 341
1978 337
1977 348
1976 374
1975 399
1974 393
1973 377
1972 399
1971 516
1970 547
1969 543
1968 585
1967 665
1966 795
1965 831
1964 1,029
1963 1,074
1962 1,127
1961 1,316
1960 1,394
1959 1,398
1958 1,480
1957 1,518
1956 1,617
1955 1,526
1954 1,520
1953 1,366
1952 1,347
1951 1,303
1950 1,160
1949 1,044
1948 972
1947 988
1946 883
1945 681
1944 720
1943 770
1942 832
1941 694
1940 553
1939 521
1938 536
1937 478
1936 468
1935 525
1934 550
1933 536
1932 542
1931 551
1930 606
1929 552
1928 594
1927 629
1926 593
1925 554
1924 541
1923 554
1922 547
1921 530
1920 408
1919 410
1918 447
1917 413
1916 359
1915 323
1914 236
1913 206
1912 149
1911 89
1910 49
1909 39
1908 30
1907 32
1906 25
1905 25
1904 18
1903 11
1902 8
1901 15
1900 11
1899 5
1898 5
1897 5
1896 10
1895 14
1894 9
1892 5
1891 8
1889 9
1886 5