Gerardo

Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784 · #678 for boys in 2025, 401 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 1,510 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
55,015
since 1906

Gerardo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Gerardo has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #205, 1996boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#678401
2024—#595483
2023—#589486
2022—#581493
2021—#568496
2020—#555510
2019—#578482
2018—#560491
2017—#470637
2016—#452682
2015—#418744
2014—#401773
2013—#398756
2012—#371817
2011—#359836
2010—#354864
2009—#322993
2008—#2901,174
2007—#2611,335
2006—#2681,292
2005—#2521,312
2004—#2361,414
2003#15,7845#2391,399
2002—#2341,442
2001—#2271,520
2000#9,16310#2111,703
1999—#2181,568
1998—#2171,472
1997—#2141,433
1996#6,39214#2051,510
1995#6,25714#2261,324
1994#7,09712#2281,286
1993#6,62213#2201,356
1992#9,4918#2281,299
1991#5,65916#2391,182
1990#11,4096#2541,065
1989#8,7618#267934
1988#10,3866#276837
1987—#309688
1986#6,15611#294710
1985#5,67812#289709
1984—#313624
1983#6,7059#284715
1982#10,5175#292690
1981#6,32310#288699
1980#8,1787#307636
1979#5,75111#288698
1978#8,5626#309576
1977#5,88810#305631
1976#6,6118#278680
1975#7,1737#263740
1974#6,2588#337517
1973#8,4235#365448
1972#5,9598#366461
1971—#375461
1970#7,9955#384445
1969#7,4715#423346
1968—#413349
1967—#420329
1966—#445297
1965—#428324
1964—#484265
1963—#467285
1962—#501253
1961—#510242
1960—#519233
1959—#550202
1958—#582177
1957—#597166
1956—#659132
1955—#594153
1954—#677113
1953—#701102
1952—#81474
1951—#71694
1950—#80671
1949—#96751
1948—#91057
1947—#1,11642
1946—#1,14537
1945—#97143
1944—#1,28227
1943—#1,83316
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,48521
1940—#1,25129
1939—#1,71216
1938—#1,43922
1937—#2,19711
1936—#1,87214
1935—#1,53820
1934—#1,49821
1933—#1,54020
1932—#1,58420
1931—#1,45823
1930—#1,29930
1929—#1,56422
1928—#1,76019
1927—#1,32231
1926—#1,56523
1925—#2,01216
1924—#1,89418
1923—#1,75320
1922—#1,28232
1921—#1,58823
1920—#2,33613
1919—#1,81118
1918—#2,39812
1917—#2,18813
1916—#2,15213
1915—#1,96814
1914—#1,97511
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,7469
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five boys were named Gerardo! It came in at #1,253, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1906–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Gerardo is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedNHWashington: #265 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,286 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMNIllinois: #198 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,002 boysILWisconsin: #372 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,443 boysWIMichigan: #537 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,210 boysMINew York: #543 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,331 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,143 boysORNevada: #176 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 698 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedIAIndiana: #350 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,250 boysINOhio: #765 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,191 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,049 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,757 boysPANew Jersey: #524 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,267 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #145 for boys · 414 births · 1 in 614 boysCAUtah: #309 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,599 boysUTColorado: #222 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 937 boysCONebraska: #290 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,473 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #374 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,533 boysVAMaryland: #695 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,756 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #145 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 566 boysAZNew Mexico: #216 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 909 boysNMKansas: #415 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,347 boysKSArkansas: #389 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,152 boysARTennessee: #432 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,834 boysTNNorth Carolina: #322 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,868 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #399 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,291 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #570 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,953 boysALGeorgia: #326 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,809 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Gerardo, so not publishedHITexas: #139 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 559 boysTXFlorida: #393 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,538 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#139 · 1 in 559
  2. Arizona#145 · 1 in 566
  3. California#145 · 1 in 614
  4. Nevada#176 · 1 in 698
  5. Illinois#198 · 1 in 1,002

Best ever in a state: #85 in California, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1393241 in 559
Arizona#145751 in 566
California#1454141 in 614
Nevada#176211 in 698
Illinois#198771 in 1,002
New Mexico#216121 in 909
Colorado#222321 in 937
Oregon#252171 in 1,143
Washington#265271 in 1,286
Nebraska#29071 in 1,473
Utah#309141 in 1,599
North Carolina#322281 in 1,868
Georgia#326331 in 1,809
Indiana#350171 in 2,250
Wisconsin#372121 in 2,443
Virginia#374171 in 2,533
Arkansas#38971 in 2,152
Florida#393391 in 2,538
Oklahoma#39991 in 2,291
Kansas#41571 in 2,347
Tennessee#432131 in 2,834
New Jersey#524111 in 4,267
Michigan#537131 in 4,210
New York#543251 in 4,331
Alabama#57061 in 3,953
Maryland#69551 in 5,756
Ohio#76581 in 8,191
Pennsylvania#1,04951 in 12,757
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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 Gerardo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 83 spots since 2024 (#595 → #678)
  • 123 spots since 2020 (#555 → #678)
  • 260 spots since 2015 (#418 → #678)
  • Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1945 (#1,282 → #971)
  • Biggest drop: 174 spots in 1946 (#971 → #1,145)
Rise & fade · boys
90 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1996 at #205 (1,510 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 79 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1948–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,153
  • Highest: 1 in 1,153 boys born in 2000 were named Gerardo (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,260 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #205 in 1996, was only 1 in 1,255 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 24.7% of all boys named Gerardo (13,584) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s10#1,253 (1906)#1,313
1910s111#1,193 (1910)#1,881
1920s217#1,282 (1922)#1,708
1930s197#1,299 (1930)#1,614
1940s344#910 (1948)#1,250
1950s1,284#550 (1959)#670
1960s2,923#413 (1968)#461
1970s5,657#263 (1975)#327
1980s7,242#267 (1989)#292
1990s13,495#205 (1996)#225
2000s13,584#211 (2000)#254
2010s7,082#354 (2010)#436
2020s2,869#555 (2020)#594

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.

Gerardo in 2005

boys
#252
1,312 births · 1 in 1,522 boys

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #252Gerardo1,312
More about 2005

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 1,522 of them was named Gerardo, which outranked 98.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gerardo
  1. #249Braxton1,316
  2. #250Kaiden1,315
  3. #250Simon1,315
  4. #252Gerardo1,312
  5. #252Armando1,312
  6. #254Grayson1,308
  7. #255Ronald1,302
  8. #256Kayden1,298

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →