Gerard
4 countries#1708 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gerard was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
58,932 births recorded 1886–2025 · currently #1708 · peaked in 1956 with 1,617 births
Most common in: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,226 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 1974 with 81 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
515 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 1997 with 51 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
40 births recorded 1939–2020 · peaked in 1942 with 6 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gerard’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1374 | — |
| 2007 | #1562 | ↓188 |
| 2008 | #1355 | ↑207 |
| 2009 | #1331 | ↑24 |
| 2010 | #1250 | ↑81 |
| 2011 | #1082 | ↑168 |
| 2012 | #1090 | ↓8 |
| 2013 | #1047 | ↑43 |
| 2014 | #1012 | ↑35 |
| 2015 | #1086 | ↓74 |
| 2016 | #1183 | ↓97 |
| 2017 | #1164 | ↑19 |
| 2018 | #1238 | ↓74 |
| 2019 | #1479 | ↓241 |
| 2020 | #1451 | ↑28 |
| 2021 | #1479 | ↓28 |
| 2022 | #1425 | ↑54 |
| 2023 | #1408 | ↑17 |
| 2024 | #1530 | ↓122 |
| 2025 | #1708 | ↓178 |
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