Gerald
Boy name · Germanic origin
Gerald meaning
spear, might, power
Gerald at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,166 in 2024
Gerald popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1890 | #256 | 44 |
| 1900 | #140 | 157 |
| 1910 | #105 | 289 |
| 1920 | #64 | 3,157 |
| 1930 | #30 | 6,482 |
| 1939 | #19 | 10,057 |
| 1940 | #21 | 10,237 |
| 1950 | #34 | 9,725 |
| 1960 | #62 | 6,566 |
| 1970 | #67 | 4,399 |
| 1980 | #148 | 1,819 |
| 1990 | #212 | 1,451 |
| 2000 | #382 | 680 |
| 2010 | #679 | 348 |
| 2020 | #954 | 230 |
| 2024 | #1,166 | 178 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1881 | #460 | 14 |
| 1882 | #469 | 15 |
| 1883 | #497 | 13 |
| 1884 | #416 | 19 |
| 1885 | #364 | 23 |
| 1886 | #321 | 28 |
| 1887 | #352 | 22 |
| 1888 | #330 | 30 |
| 1889 | #233 | 48 |
| 1890 | #256 | 44 |
| 1891 | #239 | 45 |
| 1892 | #221 | 62 |
| 1893 | #229 | 55 |
| 1894 | #197 | 75 |
| 1895 | #193 | 76 |
| 1896 | #168 | 95 |
| 1897 | #166 | 93 |
| 1898 | #165 | 100 |
| 1899 | #143 | 108 |
| 1900 | #140 | 157 |
| 1901 | #124 | 133 |
| 1902 | #127 | 151 |
| 1903 | #107 | 182 |
| 1904 | #106 | 201 |
| 1905 | #113 | 189 |
| 1906 | #112 | 191 |
| 1907 | #102 | 239 |
| 1908 | #97 | 270 |
| 1909 | #95 | 301 |
| 1910 | #105 | 289 |
| 1911 | #88 | 462 |
| 1912 | #86 | 929 |
| 1913 | #84 | 1,142 |
| 1914 | #81 | 1,468 |
| 1915 | #78 | 2,085 |
| 1916 | #76 | 2,260 |
| 1917 | #69 | 2,486 |
| 1918 | #72 | 2,712 |
| 1919 | #70 | 2,689 |
| 1920 | #64 | 3,157 |
| 1921 | #60 | 3,382 |
| 1922 | #58 | 3,541 |
| 1923 | #54 | 3,696 |
| 1924 | #49 | 4,151 |
| 1925 | #45 | 4,507 |
| 1926 | #41 | 5,123 |
| 1927 | #38 | 5,511 |
| 1928 | #41 | 5,487 |
| 1929 | #33 | 5,966 |
| 1930 | #30 | 6,482 |
| 1931 | #26 | 6,823 |
| 1932 | #24 | 7,347 |
| 1933 | #22 | 7,422 |
| 1934 | #22 | 7,816 |
| 1935 | #21 | 8,458 |
| 1936 | #19 | 9,017 |
| 1937 | #20 | 9,424 |
| 1938 | #19 | 9,972 |
| 1939 | #19 | 10,057 |
| 1940 | #21 | 10,237 |
| 1941 | #20 | 10,941 |
| 1942 | #22 | 11,483 |
| 1943 | #23 | 11,368 |
| 1944 | #24 | 10,021 |
| 1945 | #25 | 8,857 |
| 1946 | #27 | 10,034 |
| 1947 | #28 | 10,750 |
| 1948 | #30 | 9,842 |
| 1949 | #33 | 9,809 |
| 1950 | #34 | 9,725 |
| 1951 | #36 | 9,539 |
| 1952 | #39 | 9,031 |
| 1953 | #42 | 8,619 |
| 1954 | #44 | 8,550 |
| 1955 | #48 | 8,073 |
| 1956 | #49 | 7,991 |
| 1957 | #51 | 7,596 |
| 1958 | #58 | 6,866 |
| 1959 | #61 | 6,635 |
| 1960 | #62 | 6,566 |
| 1961 | #62 | 6,629 |
| 1962 | #65 | 6,233 |
| 1963 | #60 | 6,153 |
| 1964 | #60 | 5,870 |
| 1965 | #64 | 5,252 |
| 1966 | #60 | 4,863 |
| 1967 | #59 | 4,875 |
| 1968 | #62 | 4,475 |
| 1969 | #65 | 4,384 |
| 1970 | #67 | 4,399 |
| 1971 | #83 | 3,588 |
| 1972 | #102 | 2,816 |
| 1973 | #102 | 2,593 |
| 1974 | #108 | 2,417 |
| 1975 | #108 | 2,398 |
| 1976 | #120 | 2,140 |
| 1977 | #131 | 2,046 |
| 1978 | #137 | 1,889 |
| 1979 | #143 | 1,863 |
| 1980 | #148 | 1,819 |
| 1981 | #154 | 1,764 |
| 1982 | #158 | 1,718 |
| 1983 | #167 | 1,550 |
| 1984 | #176 | 1,444 |
| 1985 | #181 | 1,446 |
| 1986 | #183 | 1,455 |
| 1987 | #190 | 1,441 |
| 1988 | #194 | 1,403 |
| 1989 | #201 | 1,469 |
| 1990 | #212 | 1,451 |
| 1991 | #235 | 1,261 |
| 1992 | #245 | 1,174 |
| 1993 | #256 | 1,116 |
| 1994 | #284 | 954 |
| 1995 | #298 | 889 |
| 1996 | #322 | 822 |
| 1997 | #336 | 773 |
| 1998 | #376 | 671 |
| 1999 | #379 | 686 |
| 2000 | #382 | 680 |
| 2001 | #411 | 609 |
| 2002 | #443 | 556 |
| 2003 | #474 | 529 |
| 2004 | #463 | 552 |
| 2005 | #520 | 472 |
| 2006 | #545 | 465 |
| 2007 | #544 | 472 |
| 2008 | #604 | 415 |
| 2009 | #630 | 396 |
| 2010 | #679 | 348 |
| 2011 | #628 | 373 |
| 2012 | #683 | 346 |
| 2013 | #715 | 329 |
| 2014 | #810 | 281 |
| 2015 | #764 | 312 |
| 2016 | #809 | 284 |
| 2017 | #825 | 271 |
| 2018 | #894 | 242 |
| 2019 | #890 | 245 |
| 2020 | #954 | 230 |
| 2021 | #1,006 | 217 |
| 2022 | #1,065 | 206 |
| 2023 | #1,029 | 212 |
| 2024 | #1,166 | 178 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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