male NAME · CURRENTLY #1206
Gerald
JER-əld
“rule of the spear”
A traditional Germanic given name with longstanding use in English and other European languages.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Gerald has traveled through time
111880
231885
441890
761895
1571900
1891905
2941910
2,0931915
3,1781920
4,5461925
6,5231930
8,5061935
10,2791940
8,8931945
9,7661950
8,1041955
6,6071960
5,2901965
4,4421970
2,4141975
1,8361980
1,4601985
1,4511990
8891995
6802000
4722005
3482010
3122015
2302020
1682025
LATEST YEAR2025168 births
PEAK RANK#19in 1936
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.