Gerold
Last seen for boys in 2002 at #7,643
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 90 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,966since 1912
Gerold over time
Rank among boys' names. Gerold has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2002 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | — | |
| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #2,131 | 22 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #1,934 | 23 |
| 1973 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1972 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,374 | 37 |
| 1969 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #1,650 | 23 |
| 1967 | #1,274 | 35 |
| 1966 | #1,373 | 31 |
| 1965 | #1,163 | 42 |
| 1964 | #1,311 | 36 |
| 1963 | #1,175 | 43 |
| 1962 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1961 | #1,206 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,167 | 45 |
| 1959 | #1,101 | 49 |
| 1958 | #1,104 | 48 |
| 1957 | #1,029 | 54 |
| 1956 | #910 | 67 |
| 1955 | #1,066 | 50 |
| 1954 | #946 | 61 |
| 1953 | #889 | 65 |
| 1952 | #907 | 61 |
| 1951 | #857 | 66 |
| 1950 | #918 | 56 |
| 1949 | #793 | 75 |
| 1948 | #852 | 64 |
| 1947 | #906 | 59 |
| 1946 | #806 | 68 |
| 1945 | #749 | 67 |
| 1944 | #810 | 60 |
| 1943 | #828 | 63 |
| 1942 | #722 | 79 |
| 1941 | #713 | 75 |
| 1940 | #862 | 53 |
| 1939 | #610 | 90 |
| 1938 | #700 | 75 |
| 1937 | #807 | 58 |
| 1936 | #873 | 49 |
| 1935 | #872 | 52 |
| 1934 | #792 | 61 |
| 1933 | #852 | 53 |
| 1932 | #821 | 60 |
| 1931 | #1,217 | 32 |
| 1930 | #892 | 55 |
| 1929 | #1,154 | 36 |
| 1928 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #1,163 | 38 |
| 1926 | #1,264 | 33 |
| 1925 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1924 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #1,360 | 30 |
| 1920 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Gerold! It came in at #1,885, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1996–1997, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Gerold is popular in 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Ohio#525 · 1 in 15,606
- Michigan#532 · 1 in 15,588
- New York#797 · 1 in 34,006
- California#853 · 1 in 30,723
Best ever in a state: #208 in Wisconsin, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Ohio | #525 | 7 | 1 in 15,606 |
| Michigan | #532 | 6 | 1 in 15,588 |
| New York | #797 | 5 | 1 in 34,006 |
| California | #853 | 5 | 1 in 30,723 |
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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 Gerold
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2002
- Biggest jump: 396 spots in 1932 (#1,217 → #821)
- Biggest drop: 325 spots in 1931 (#892 → #1,217)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1939 at #610 (90 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1932–1954
- Highest: 1 in 12,298 boys born in 1939 were named Gerold (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 242,689 boys born in 2002 (0.00%)
- 22.4% of all boys named Gerold (663) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 115 | #1,256 (1913) | #1,930 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,154 (1929) | #1,426 |
| 1930s | 585 | #610 (1939) | #844 |
| 1940s | 663 | #713 (1941) | #804 |
| 1950s | 577 | #857 (1951) | #973 |
| 1960s | 362 | #1,163 (1965) | #1,317 |
| 1970s | 188 | #1,374 (1970) | #2,494 |
| 1980s | 117 | #2,617 (1980) | #3,906 |
| 1990s | 56 | #4,407 (1990) | #7,357 |
| 2000s | 14 | #7,643 (2002) | #8,443 |
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.
Gerold in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
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2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 33,422 of them was named Gerold, which outranked 78.3% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #939Murphy62
- #939Quincy62
- #939Stefan62
- #946Gerold61
- #946Erich61
- #946Gonzalo61
- #946Heriberto61
- #952Benton60
- #952Buster60
- #952Clarke60
Tied with 5 names at #946; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.