Gerald
Last seen for girls in 1993 at #8,052 · #1,204 for boys in 2025, 168 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 10,057 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 448,966since 1880
Gerald over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,204 | 168 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,170 | 178 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,024 | 213 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,066 | 206 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,006 | 217 | |
| 2020 | — | #954 | 230 | |
| 2019 | — | #890 | 245 | |
| 2018 | — | #894 | 242 | |
| 2017 | — | #825 | 271 | |
| 2016 | — | #809 | 284 | |
| 2015 | — | #764 | 312 | |
| 2014 | — | #810 | 281 | |
| 2013 | — | #715 | 329 | |
| 2012 | — | #683 | 346 | |
| 2011 | — | #628 | 373 | |
| 2010 | — | #679 | 348 | |
| 2009 | — | #630 | 396 | |
| 2008 | — | #604 | 415 | |
| 2007 | — | #544 | 472 | |
| 2006 | — | #545 | 465 | |
| 2005 | — | #520 | 472 | |
| 2004 | — | #463 | 552 | |
| 2003 | — | #474 | 529 | |
| 2002 | — | #443 | 556 | |
| 2001 | — | #411 | 609 | |
| 2000 | — | #382 | 680 | |
| 1999 | — | #379 | 686 | |
| 1998 | — | #376 | 671 | |
| 1997 | — | #336 | 773 | |
| 1996 | — | #322 | 822 | |
| 1995 | — | #298 | 889 | |
| 1994 | — | #284 | 954 | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #256 | 1,116 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #245 | 1,174 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #235 | 1,261 |
| 1990 | — | #212 | 1,451 | |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #201 | 1,469 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #194 | 1,403 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #190 | 1,441 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #183 | 1,455 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #181 | 1,446 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #176 | 1,444 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | #168 | 1,549 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #158 | 1,717 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #154 | 1,764 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #148 | 1,819 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #143 | 1,863 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #137 | 1,889 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #131 | 2,046 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #120 | 2,139 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #108 | 2,398 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #108 | 2,417 |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 | #102 | 2,592 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #102 | 2,816 |
| 1971 | #2,340 | 33 | #83 | 3,588 |
| 1970 | #1,952 | 43 | #67 | 4,399 |
| 1969 | #1,955 | 41 | #65 | 4,384 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #62 | 4,475 |
| 1967 | #1,881 | 39 | #59 | 4,873 |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | #60 | 4,863 |
| 1965 | #1,854 | 38 | #64 | 5,252 |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | #60 | 5,869 |
| 1963 | #2,061 | 33 | #60 | 6,156 |
| 1962 | #2,073 | 32 | #65 | 6,232 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #62 | 6,630 |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | #62 | 6,571 |
| 1959 | #1,720 | 41 | #61 | 6,636 |
| 1958 | #1,908 | 33 | #58 | 6,865 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #51 | 7,595 |
| 1956 | #1,871 | 33 | #49 | 7,991 |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | #48 | 8,072 |
| 1954 | #1,648 | 38 | #44 | 8,552 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #42 | 8,619 |
| 1952 | #1,746 | 32 | #39 | 9,031 |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 | #36 | 9,539 |
| 1950 | #1,452 | 40 | #34 | 9,726 |
| 1949 | #1,807 | 28 | #33 | 9,808 |
| 1948 | #1,520 | 37 | #30 | 9,842 |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | #28 | 10,750 |
| 1946 | #1,532 | 33 | #27 | 10,033 |
| 1945 | #1,332 | 36 | #25 | 8,857 |
| 1944 | #1,293 | 38 | #24 | 10,023 |
| 1943 | #1,077 | 55 | #23 | 11,367 |
| 1942 | #1,325 | 37 | #22 | 11,484 |
| 1941 | #1,133 | 43 | #20 | 10,942 |
| 1940 | #1,097 | 43 | #21 | 10,236 |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 48 | #19 | 10,057 |
| 1938 | #1,200 | 37 | #19 | 9,972 |
| 1937 | #981 | 51 | #20 | 9,425 |
| 1936 | #1,135 | 39 | #19 | 9,018 |
| 1935 | #995 | 48 | #21 | 8,458 |
| 1934 | #981 | 49 | #22 | 7,816 |
| 1933 | #1,062 | 43 | #22 | 7,422 |
| 1932 | #1,070 | 44 | #24 | 7,347 |
| 1931 | #931 | 55 | #26 | 6,823 |
| 1930 | #1,181 | 40 | #30 | 6,483 |
| 1929 | #1,042 | 49 | #33 | 5,965 |
| 1928 | #1,210 | 40 | #41 | 5,487 |
| 1927 | #1,023 | 56 | #38 | 5,511 |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 | #41 | 5,123 |
| 1925 | #1,252 | 39 | #45 | 4,507 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | #49 | 4,151 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #54 | 3,696 |
| 1922 | #1,785 | 23 | #58 | 3,541 |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | #60 | 3,382 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | #64 | 3,157 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #70 | 2,689 |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | #72 | 2,712 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #69 | 2,486 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #76 | 2,260 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #78 | 2,085 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #81 | 1,468 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #84 | 1,142 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #86 | 929 |
| 1911 | — | #88 | 462 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #105 | 289 |
| 1909 | — | #95 | 301 | |
| 1908 | — | #97 | 270 | |
| 1907 | — | #102 | 239 | |
| 1906 | — | #112 | 191 | |
| 1905 | — | #113 | 189 | |
| 1904 | — | #106 | 201 | |
| 1903 | — | #107 | 182 | |
| 1902 | — | #127 | 151 | |
| 1901 | — | #124 | 133 | |
| 1900 | — | #140 | 157 | |
| 1899 | — | #143 | 108 | |
| 1898 | — | #165 | 100 | |
| 1897 | — | #166 | 93 | |
| 1896 | — | #168 | 95 | |
| 1895 | — | #193 | 76 | |
| 1894 | — | #197 | 75 | |
| 1893 | — | #229 | 55 | |
| 1892 | — | #221 | 62 | |
| 1891 | — | #239 | 45 | |
| 1890 | — | #256 | 44 | |
| 1889 | — | #233 | 48 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #352 | 22 | |
| 1886 | — | #321 | 28 | |
| 1885 | — | #364 | 23 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gerald was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.
Where Gerald is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#10 · 1 in 44
- North Dakota#11 · 1 in 44
- Michigan#11 · 1 in 49
- Minnesota#12 · 1 in 44
- Alaska#13 · 1 in 40
Best ever in a state: #7 in Minnesota, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #10 | 577 | 1 in 44 |
| Michigan | #11 | 930 | 1 in 49 |
| North Dakota | #11 | 127 | 1 in 44 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 548 | 1 in 44 |
| Alaska | #13 | 11 | 1 in 40 |
| Kansas | #16 | 139 | 1 in 93 |
| Nebraska | #16 | 150 | 1 in 65 |
| Nevada | #16 | 13 | 1 in 48 |
| South Dakota | #16 | 88 | 1 in 57 |
| Washington | #16 | 185 | 1 in 68 |
| Maine | #17 | 79 | 1 in 81 |
| Montana | #17 | 58 | 1 in 81 |
| Oregon | #17 | 94 | 1 in 84 |
| Iowa | #18 | 264 | 1 in 80 |
| Illinois | #19 | 725 | 1 in 81 |
| Idaho | #20 | 44 | 1 in 110 |
| Ohio | #20 | 593 | 1 in 91 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | 766 | 1 in 100 |
| District of Columbia | #21 | 53 | 1 in 119 |
| Indiana | #21 | 249 | 1 in 114 |
| California | #22 | 464 | 1 in 114 |
| Massachusetts | #22 | 319 | 1 in 96 |
| Missouri | #22 | 278 | 1 in 105 |
| Wyoming | #22 | 21 | 1 in 89 |
| New York | #23 | 879 | 1 in 107 |
| Colorado | #24 | 93 | 1 in 106 |
| Utah | #25 | 51 | 1 in 109 |
| Connecticut | #26 | 90 | 1 in 124 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 32 | 1 in 109 |
| Rhode Island | #26 | 46 | 1 in 100 |
| New Jersey | #27 | 203 | 1 in 134 |
| Maryland | #28 | 92 | 1 in 146 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 177 | 1 in 128 |
| Oklahoma | #29 | 157 | 1 in 136 |
| Kentucky | #30 | 170 | 1 in 168 |
| Arkansas | #31 | 110 | 1 in 175 |
| Vermont | #35 | 19 | 1 in 134 |
| Florida | #37 | 93 | 1 in 166 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 95 | 1 in 204 |
| Delaware | #39 | 11 | 1 in 166 |
| Hawaii | #39 | 27 | 1 in 133 |
| Texas | #41 | 289 | 1 in 215 |
| Alabama | #45 | 138 | 1 in 209 |
| North Carolina | #47 | 155 | 1 in 239 |
| Virginia | #50 | 111 | 1 in 220 |
| Arizona | #51 | 25 | 1 in 201 |
| Georgia | #52 | 117 | 1 in 266 |
| Mississippi | #53 | 82 | 1 in 266 |
| South Carolina | #55 | 80 | 1 in 265 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 25 | 1 in 238 |
| Tennessee | #58 | 94 | 1 in 297 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gerald
- 34 spots since 2024 (#1,170 → #1,204)
- 250 spots since 2020 (#954 → #1,204)
- 440 spots since 2015 (#764 → #1,204)
- Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1881 (#571 → #460)
- Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2014 (#715 → #810)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #19 (10,057 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1911–1971
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2020
- Highest: 1 in 110 boys born in 1939 were named Gerald (0.91%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,167 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.0% of all boys named Gerald (103,342) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 223 | #233 (1889) | #401 |
| 1890s | 753 | #143 (1899) | #198 |
| 1900s | 2,014 | #95 (1909) | #112 |
| 1910s | 16,522 | #69 (1917) | #81 |
| 1920s | 44,520 | #33 (1929) | #48 |
| 1930s | 82,821 | #19 (1939) | #22 |
| 1940s | 103,342 | #20 (1941) | #25 |
| 1950s | 82,626 | #34 (1950) | #46 |
| 1960s | 55,305 | #59 (1967) | #62 |
| 1970s | 26,147 | #67 (1970) | #110 |
| 1980s | 15,507 | #148 (1980) | #175 |
| 1990s | 9,797 | #212 (1990) | #294 |
| 2000s | 5,146 | #382 (2000) | #502 |
| 2010s | 3,031 | #628 (2011) | #770 |
| 2020s | 1,212 | #954 (2020) | #1,071 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gerald in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,594 of them was named Gerald, which outranked 78.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,088Nova44
- #1,088Vernie44
- #1,088Vina44
- #1,097Gerald43
- #1,097Adella43
- #1,097Annamae43
- #1,097Cathrine43
- #1,114Alison42
- #1,114Annamarie42
- #1,114Arnetta42
Tied with 16 names at #1,097; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 113 of them was named Gerald, which outranked 99.5% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.