Gerald
4 countries#1204 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gerald was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
451,351 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1204 · peaked in 1942 with 11,521 births
Most common in: New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
541 births recorded 1974–2013 · peaked in 1976 with 52 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
37 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #395 · peaked in 1997 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
6 births recorded 1969–2011 · peaked in 1969 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gerald’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #545 | — |
| 2007 | #544 | ↑1 |
| 2008 | #604 | ↓60 |
| 2009 | #630 | ↓26 |
| 2010 | #679 | ↓49 |
| 2011 | #628 | ↑51 |
| 2012 | #683 | ↓55 |
| 2013 | #715 | ↓32 |
| 2014 | #810 | ↓95 |
| 2015 | #764 | ↑46 |
| 2016 | #809 | ↓45 |
| 2017 | #825 | ↓16 |
| 2018 | #894 | ↓69 |
| 2019 | #890 | ↑4 |
| 2020 | #954 | ↓64 |
| 2021 | #1006 | ↓52 |
| 2022 | #1066 | ↓60 |
| 2023 | #1024 | ↑42 |
| 2024 | #1170 | ↓146 |
| 2025 | #1204 | ↓34 |
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