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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 1,510 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 55,015since 1906
Gerardo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gerardo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #678 | 401 | |
| 2024 | — | #595 | 483 | |
| 2023 | — | #589 | 486 | |
| 2022 | — | #581 | 493 | |
| 2021 | — | #568 | 496 | |
| 2020 | — | #555 | 510 | |
| 2019 | — | #578 | 482 | |
| 2018 | — | #560 | 491 | |
| 2017 | — | #470 | 637 | |
| 2016 | — | #452 | 682 | |
| 2015 | — | #418 | 744 | |
| 2014 | — | #401 | 773 | |
| 2013 | — | #398 | 756 | |
| 2012 | — | #371 | 817 | |
| 2011 | — | #359 | 836 | |
| 2010 | — | #354 | 864 | |
| 2009 | — | #322 | 993 | |
| 2008 | — | #290 | 1,174 | |
| 2007 | — | #261 | 1,335 | |
| 2006 | — | #268 | 1,292 | |
| 2005 | — | #252 | 1,312 | |
| 2004 | — | #236 | 1,414 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #239 | 1,399 |
| 2002 | — | #234 | 1,442 | |
| 2001 | — | #227 | 1,520 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #211 | 1,703 |
| 1999 | — | #218 | 1,568 | |
| 1998 | — | #217 | 1,472 | |
| 1997 | — | #214 | 1,433 | |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #205 | 1,510 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #226 | 1,324 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #228 | 1,286 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #220 | 1,356 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #228 | 1,299 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #239 | 1,182 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #254 | 1,065 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #267 | 934 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #276 | 837 |
| 1987 | — | #309 | 688 | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #294 | 710 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #289 | 709 |
| 1984 | — | #313 | 624 | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #284 | 715 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #292 | 690 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #288 | 699 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #307 | 636 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #288 | 698 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #309 | 576 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #305 | 631 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #278 | 680 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #263 | 740 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #337 | 517 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #365 | 448 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #366 | 461 |
| 1971 | — | #375 | 461 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #384 | 445 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #423 | 346 |
| 1968 | — | #413 | 349 | |
| 1967 | — | #420 | 329 | |
| 1966 | — | #445 | 297 | |
| 1965 | — | #428 | 324 | |
| 1964 | — | #484 | 265 | |
| 1963 | — | #467 | 285 | |
| 1962 | — | #501 | 253 | |
| 1961 | — | #510 | 242 | |
| 1960 | — | #519 | 233 | |
| 1959 | — | #550 | 202 | |
| 1958 | — | #582 | 177 | |
| 1957 | — | #597 | 166 | |
| 1956 | — | #659 | 132 | |
| 1955 | — | #594 | 153 | |
| 1954 | — | #677 | 113 | |
| 1953 | — | #701 | 102 | |
| 1952 | — | #814 | 74 | |
| 1951 | — | #716 | 94 | |
| 1950 | — | #806 | 71 | |
| 1949 | — | #967 | 51 | |
| 1948 | — | #910 | 57 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,116 | 42 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,145 | 37 | |
| 1945 | — | #971 | 43 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,282 | 27 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,485 | 21 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,251 | 29 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,540 | 20 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,458 | 23 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,299 | 30 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,564 | 22 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,760 | 19 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,322 | 31 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,753 | 20 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,811 | 18 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
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| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
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| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#272 · 1 in 1,206
- California#292 · 1 in 1,444
- Nevada#340 · 1 in 1,463
- New Mexico#358 · 1 in 1,529
- Arizona#380 · 1 in 1,799
Best ever in a state: #85 in California, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #272 | 145 | 1 in 1,206 |
| California | #292 | 143 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Nevada | #340 | 9 | 1 in 1,463 |
| New Mexico | #358 | 5 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Arizona | #380 | 19 | 1 in 1,799 |
| Nebraska | #436 | 5 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Utah | #533 | 7 | 1 in 2,786 |
| Indiana | #542 | 11 | 1 in 3,088 |
| Maryland | #558 | 8 | 1 in 3,298 |
| Oregon | #606 | 5 | 1 in 3,323 |
| Florida | #624 | 23 | 1 in 4,167 |
| Colorado | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,685 |
| Alabama | #650 | 6 | 1 in 3,770 |
| Illinois | #741 | 12 | 1 in 4,973 |
| Washington | #757 | 7 | 1 in 4,929 |
| Wisconsin | #763 | 5 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Minnesota | #796 | 5 | 1 in 5,334 |
| North Carolina | #844 | 8 | 1 in 6,270 |
| Tennessee | #859 | 6 | 1 in 5,918 |
| New York | #972 | 12 | 1 in 7,979 |
| Georgia | #1,020 | 7 | 1 in 7,456 |
| Michigan | #1,094 | 5 | 1 in 9,179 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #1,253 (1906) | #1,313 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,881 |
| 1920s | 217 | #1,282 (1922) | #1,708 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,299 (1930) | #1,614 |
| 1940s | 344 | #910 (1948) | #1,250 |
| 1950s | 1,284 | #550 (1959) | #670 |
| 1960s | 2,923 | #413 (1968) | #461 |
| 1970s | 5,657 | #263 (1975) | #327 |
| 1980s | 7,242 | #267 (1989) | #292 |
| 1990s | 13,495 | #205 (1996) | #225 |
| 2000s | 13,584 | #211 (2000) | #254 |
| 2010s | 7,082 | #354 (2010) | #436 |
| 2020s | 2,869 | #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 2018
boys
#560
491 births · 1 in 3,699 boys
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 3,699 of them was named Gerardo, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gerardo
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.