Gerard
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825 · #1,708 for boys in 2025, 95 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1954 · 1,520 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 58,820since 1886
Gerard over time
Rank among boys' names. Gerard has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #1,708 | 95 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,530 | 115 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,408 | 130 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,425 | 128 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,479 | 121 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,451 | 119 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,479 | 116 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,238 | 149 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,164 | 161 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,183 | 160 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,086 | 180 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,012 | 202 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,047 | 183 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,090 | 171 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,082 | 172 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,250 | 140 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,331 | 130 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,355 | 126 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,562 | 100 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,374 | 117 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,334 | 113 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,225 | 124 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,131 | 134 | |
| 2002 | — | #998 | 156 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,017 | 146 | |
| 2000 | — | #824 | 194 | |
| 1999 | — | #863 | 175 | |
| 1998 | — | #837 | 175 | |
| 1997 | — | #778 | 190 | |
| 1996 | — | #757 | 195 | |
| 1995 | — | #736 | 213 | |
| 1994 | — | #648 | 258 | |
| 1993 | — | #651 | 250 | |
| 1992 | — | #632 | 268 | |
| 1991 | — | #575 | 309 | |
| 1990 | — | #527 | 350 | |
| 1989 | — | #533 | 326 | |
| 1988 | — | #507 | 327 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #506 | 314 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #479 | 330 |
| 1985 | — | #467 | 343 | |
| 1984 | — | #459 | 336 | |
| 1983 | — | #485 | 303 | |
| 1982 | — | #440 | 366 | |
| 1981 | — | #468 | 316 | |
| 1980 | — | #453 | 342 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #440 | 336 |
| 1978 | — | #435 | 337 | |
| 1977 | — | #423 | 348 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #405 | 367 |
| 1975 | — | #391 | 399 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #394 | 387 |
| 1973 | — | #401 | 377 | |
| 1972 | — | #394 | 399 | |
| 1971 | — | #355 | 516 | |
| 1970 | — | #346 | 547 | |
| 1969 | — | #334 | 543 | |
| 1968 | — | #312 | 585 | |
| 1967 | — | #280 | 665 | |
| 1966 | — | #257 | 795 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #256 | 827 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #236 | 1,023 |
| 1963 | — | #229 | 1,072 | |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #228 | 1,121 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #215 | 1,309 |
| 1960 | — | #205 | 1,397 | |
| 1959 | — | #205 | 1,399 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #191 | 1,475 |
| 1957 | — | #189 | 1,517 | |
| 1956 | — | #180 | 1,617 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #179 | 1,521 |
| 1954 | — | #177 | 1,520 | |
| 1953 | — | #186 | 1,366 | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #184 | 1,338 |
| 1951 | — | #183 | 1,303 | |
| 1950 | — | #191 | 1,160 | |
| 1949 | — | #197 | 1,044 | |
| 1948 | — | #202 | 972 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #202 | 983 |
| 1946 | — | #197 | 884 | |
| 1945 | — | #209 | 681 | |
| 1944 | — | #205 | 720 | |
| 1943 | — | #205 | 770 | |
| 1942 | — | #193 | 832 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #200 | 689 |
| 1940 | — | #224 | 553 | |
| 1939 | — | #228 | 521 | |
| 1938 | — | #224 | 536 | |
| 1937 | — | #243 | 478 | |
| 1936 | — | #241 | 468 | |
| 1935 | — | #225 | 525 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #220 | 545 |
| 1933 | — | #215 | 536 | |
| 1932 | — | #221 | 542 | |
| 1931 | — | #222 | 551 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #214 | 601 |
| 1929 | — | #230 | 552 | |
| 1928 | — | #222 | 594 | |
| 1927 | — | #212 | 629 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #228 | 586 |
| 1925 | — | #236 | 554 | |
| 1924 | — | #248 | 541 | |
| 1923 | — | #238 | 554 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #242 | 542 |
| 1921 | — | #244 | 530 | |
| 1920 | — | #275 | 408 | |
| 1919 | — | #263 | 410 | |
| 1918 | — | #252 | 447 | |
| 1917 | — | #248 | 413 | |
| 1916 | — | #265 | 359 | |
| 1915 | — | #271 | 323 | |
| 1914 | — | #290 | 236 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #272 | 201 |
| 1912 | — | #294 | 149 | |
| 1911 | — | #277 | 89 | |
| 1910 | — | #365 | 49 | |
| 1909 | — | #388 | 39 | |
| 1908 | — | #438 | 30 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Gerard! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gerard is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Jersey#79 · 1 in 501
- Rhode Island#79 · 1 in 599
- Massachusetts#79 · 1 in 617
- New York#81 · 1 in 476
- New Hampshire#85 · 1 in 513
Best ever in a state: #28 in New Hampshire, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #79 | 93 | 1 in 617 |
| New Jersey | #79 | 126 | 1 in 501 |
| Rhode Island | #79 | 15 | 1 in 599 |
| New York | #81 | 377 | 1 in 476 |
| New Hampshire | #85 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Maine | #117 | 14 | 1 in 779 |
| Vermont | #119 | 5 | 1 in 785 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 25 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Louisiana | #135 | 66 | 1 in 625 |
| Delaware | #136 | 6 | 1 in 870 |
| Pennsylvania | #136 | 112 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Wisconsin | #182 | 25 | 1 in 1,896 |
| North Dakota | #186 | 6 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Michigan | #195 | 58 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Hawaii | #196 | 8 | 1 in 934 |
| Maryland | #204 | 20 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Missouri | #217 | 28 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Illinois | #224 | 57 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Nebraska | #234 | 8 | 1 in 2,019 |
| Minnesota | #274 | 9 | 1 in 4,583 |
| Ohio | #281 | 31 | 1 in 3,599 |
| District of Columbia | #288 | 5 | 1 in 2,968 |
| Colorado | #289 | 9 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Indiana | #297 | 15 | 1 in 3,613 |
| Iowa | #301 | 7 | 1 in 4,323 |
| Washington | #313 | 8 | 1 in 3,848 |
| Arizona | #320 | 7 | 1 in 2,421 |
| California | #325 | 59 | 1 in 3,203 |
| Virginia | #339 | 11 | 1 in 3,936 |
| Oklahoma | #375 | 5 | 1 in 4,708 |
| South Carolina | #384 | 6 | 1 in 4,733 |
| Florida | #413 | 11 | 1 in 4,998 |
| North Carolina | #439 | 8 | 1 in 6,605 |
| Texas | #456 | 26 | 1 in 4,600 |
| Georgia | #554 | 5 | 1 in 9,566 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Gerard
- 178 spots since 2024 (#1,530 → #1,708)
- 257 spots since 2020 (#1,451 → #1,708)
- 622 spots since 2015 (#1,086 → #1,708)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1901 (#785 → #506)
- Biggest drop: 366 spots in 1892 (#700 → #1,066)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1954 at #177 (1,520 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1900–2000
- Highest: 1 in 1,308 boys born in 1956 were named Gerard (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,980 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #177 in 1954, was only 1 in 1,341 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.2% of all boys named Gerard (14,216) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | #673 (1889) | #816 |
| 1890s | 61 | #556 (1895) | #875 |
| 1900s | 214 | #388 (1909) | #546 |
| 1910s | 2,676 | #248 (1917) | #280 |
| 1920s | 5,490 | #212 (1927) | #238 |
| 1930s | 5,303 | #214 (1930) | #225 |
| 1940s | 8,128 | #193 (1942) | #203 |
| 1950s | 14,216 | #177 (1954) | #187 |
| 1960s | 9,337 | #205 (1960) | #255 |
| 1970s | 4,013 | #346 (1970) | #398 |
| 1980s | 3,303 | #440 (1982) | #480 |
| 1990s | 2,383 | #527 (1990) | #700 |
| 2000s | 1,340 | #824 (2000) | #1,215 |
| 2010s | 1,634 | #1,012 (2014) | #1,163 |
| 2020s | 708 | #1,408 (2023) | #1,500 |
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.
Gerard in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 336,416 of them was named Gerard, which outranked 22.3% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,309Zettie7
- #5,309Zondra7
- #5,309Zula7
- #5,851Gerard6
- #5,851Adeena6
- #5,851Adraine6
- #5,851Adrina6
- #6,567Abelina5
- #6,567Abigale5
- #6,567Adline5
Tied with 715 names at #5,851; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,623 of them was named Gerard, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.