How Many People Are Named Gerald?
people named Gerald are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,570 people in the US has this name
Based on 451,351 babies named Gerald in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,521 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of GERALD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Gerald in English. Counting Gerald and these spellings together, about 242,832 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gerald, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gerald alive today is about 64 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gerald first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1942, to 11,521 babies. In 2025, 168 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gerald never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #19, in 1936 and 1938 to 1939, and it was in the top 100 in 63 years between 1908 and 1971. In 2025 it ranked #1,206.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,206 |
| Best rank | #19 (1936 and 1938 to 1939) |
| Years in the top 100 | 63 (1908 to 1971) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #26 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gerald alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gerald were born in New York than in any other state: about 17,388 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gerald was given 1.9 times as often in Michigan, 1.9 times in Wisconsin and 1.8 times in Minnesota.
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