Jerald

Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #4,050 for boys in 2025, 26 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1942 · 647 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
26,191
since 1909

Jerald over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #223, 1942boys
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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—#4,05026
2024—#3,89628
2023—#4,34324
2022—#4,30324
2021—#3,81428
2020—#3,20235
2019—#3,42633
2018—#3,10637
2017—#3,00639
2016—#3,23035
2015—#3,29934
2014—#2,98538
2013—#3,06036
2012—#2,44851
2011—#3,00038
2010—#2,73044
2009—#2,34855
2008—#2,23759
2007—#1,97271
2006—#2,39851
2005—#2,03561
2004—#2,10256
2003—#1,59179
2002—#1,81763
2001—#1,31699
2000—#1,58574
1999—#1,47777
1998—#1,32290
1997—#1,27490
1996—#1,112107
1995—#1,17297
1994—#988126
1993—#1,007118
1992#13,3175#867148
1991—#867147
1990—#809158
1989—#774164
1988—#684189
1987—#818129
1986—#760142
1985—#733145
1984—#780123
1983—#659168
1982—#642180
1981—#601202
1980—#628193
1979—#612195
1978—#623180
1977—#564219
1976#9,2845#530233
1975—#561208
1974—#512238
1973—#467279
1972—#457294
1971—#454320
1970—#388430
1969#6,6176#384415
1968#7,0165#415341
1967—#392374
1966—#366425
1965—#389402
1964—#377440
1963—#386422
1962—#375462
1961#6,5675#374445
1960#6,3905#391406
1959#5,5666#390412
1958—#348482
1957—#339498
1956—#332501
1955#5,2086#319535
1954—#321503
1953—#306541
1952#5,5635#300555
1951#4,8336#301536
1950#4,7386#300509
1949—#281584
1948—#291548
1947#5,2955#274609
1946—#269564
1945#4,0256#251527
1944#3,6877#246547
1943—#231623
1942#3,7387#223647
1941—#229559
1940—#240502
1939#3,7826#253455
1938—#268420
1937—#268411
1936#4,1815#271394
1935—#315294
1934—#318288
1933—#331263
1932#3,9016#345256
1931—#352246
1930—#426191
1929—#442179
1928—#504144
1927—#558123
1926—#545124
1925—#605109
1924—#72284
1923—#73778
1922—#608113
1921—#75078
1920—#89659
1919—#86758
1918—#85559
1917—#80461
1916—#85654
1915—#1,10034
1914—#1,01930
1913—#1,07522
1912—#1,05919
1911—#1,11710
1910—#1,1189
1909—#1,4405
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First appearance
1909

The first year at least five boys were named Jerald! It came in at #1,440, and was given to 5 baby boys.


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

Where Jerald is popular in 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedNHWashington: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,817 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,121 boysMNIllinois: #309 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,521 boysILWisconsin: #234 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,271 boysWIMichigan: #325 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,956 boysMINew York: #426 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 6,887 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #112 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 563 boysSDIowa: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,691 boysIAIndiana: #208 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,753 boysINOhio: #311 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,407 boysOHPennsylvania: #412 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,746 boysPANew Jersey: #363 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,168 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #367 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 3,745 boysCAUtah: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,812 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedCONebraska: #170 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,292 boysNEMissouri: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,918 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,683 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedWVVirginia: #463 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,132 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedNMKansas: #208 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,507 boysKSArkansas: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,721 boysARTennessee: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,482 boysTNNorth Carolina: #469 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,025 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,596 boysOKLouisiana: #489 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,676 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedMSAlabama: #335 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,187 boysALGeorgia: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,947 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jerald, so not publishedHITexas: #485 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,117 boysTXFlorida: #343 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,291 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#112 · 1 in 563
  2. Nebraska#170 · 1 in 1,292
  3. Kansas#208 · 1 in 1,507
  4. Indiana#208 · 1 in 1,753
  5. Wisconsin#234 · 1 in 3,271

Best ever in a state: #42 in South Dakota, 1940.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#112121 in 563
Nebraska#170111 in 1,292
Indiana#208291 in 1,753
Kansas#208131 in 1,507
Wisconsin#234131 in 3,271
Iowa#247101 in 2,691
Utah#25961 in 1,812
Minnesota#27091 in 4,121
Illinois#309301 in 3,521
Ohio#311231 in 4,407
Arkansas#31671 in 2,721
Missouri#320111 in 3,918
Washington#32071 in 3,817
Michigan#325171 in 4,956
Alabama#335111 in 3,187
Florida#343161 in 3,291
Kentucky#34471 in 4,683
Oklahoma#34561 in 3,596
New Jersey#363101 in 6,168
California#367491 in 3,745
Tennessee#38471 in 5,482
Pennsylvania#412111 in 9,746
New York#426251 in 6,887
Virginia#46361 in 7,132
North Carolina#46971 in 7,025
Texas#485221 in 5,117
Louisiana#48971 in 5,676
Georgia#50961 in 7,947
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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 Jerald
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 154 spots since 2024 (#3,896 → #4,050)
  • 848 spots since 2020 (#3,202 → #4,050)
  • 751 spots since 2015 (#3,299 → #4,050)
  • Biggest jump: 244 spots in 1916 (#1,100 → #856)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1995 (#988 → #1,172)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1909
  • Peaked 1942 at #223 (647 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1916–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,135
  • Highest: 1 in 2,135 boys born in 1942 were named Jerald (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 65,695 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 21.8% of all boys named Jerald (5,710) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,440 (1909)#1,440
1910s356#804 (1917)#987
1920s1,091#442 (1929)#637
1930s3,218#253 (1939)#315
1940s5,710#223 (1942)#254
1950s5,072#300 (1952)#326
1960s4,132#366 (1966)#385
1970s2,596#388 (1970)#517
1980s1,635#601 (1981)#708
1990s1,158#809 (1990)#1,090
2000s668#1,316 (2001)#1,940
2010s385#2,448 (2012)#3,029
2020s165#3,202 (2020)#3,935

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.

Jerald in 1964

boys
#377
440 births · 1 in 4,529 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #377Jerald440
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 4,529 of them was named Jerald, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jerald
  1. #374Luke445
  2. #375Stephan444
  3. #376Vince443
  4. #377Jerald440
  5. #378Willard438
  6. #379Ed437
  7. #380Kris433
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →