Is Gerald a boy or girl name?
Gerald is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 178 boys were named Gerald, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 451,178 US babies named Gerald were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,167
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gerald since 1880
- 451,178
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 11,520 babies
Boys and girls named Gerald, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 753 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,014 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 16,522 | 95 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 44,521 | 346 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 82,818 | 454 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 103,342 | 396 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 82,625 | 349 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 55,300 | 354 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 26,149 | 231 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 15,509 | 137 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 9,797 | 23 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 5,146 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,031 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,043 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 178 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 206 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 230 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 245 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 242 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 271 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 284 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 312 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 281 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 329 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 346 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 373 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 348 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 396 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 415 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 472 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 465 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 472 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 552 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 529 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 556 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 609 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 680 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 686 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 671 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 773 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 822 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 889 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 954 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,116 | #256 | 10 | #8,267 |
| 1992 | 1,174 | #245 | 8 | #9,789 |
| 1991 | 1,261 | #235 | 5 | #13,900 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 1,469 | #201 | 9 | #8,264 |
| 1988 | 1,403 | #194 | 9 | #7,920 |
| 1987 | 1,441 | #190 | 10 | #6,967 |
| 1986 | 1,455 | #183 | 10 | #6,770 |
| 1985 | 1,446 | #181 | 14 | #5,154 |
| 1984 | 1,444 | #176 | 13 | #5,311 |
| 1983 | 1,550 | #167 | 17 | #4,336 |
| 1982 | 1,718 | #158 | 22 | #3,683 |
| 1981 | 1,764 | #154 | 16 | #4,599 |
| 1980 | 1,819 | #148 | 17 | #4,390 |
| 1979 | 1,863 | #144 | 22 | #3,577 |
| 1978 | 1,889 | #137 | 19 | #3,821 |
| 1977 | 2,046 | #131 | 15 | #4,490 |
| 1976 | 2,140 | #120 | 19 | #3,574 |
| 1975 | 2,398 | #108 | 16 | #4,004 |
| 1974 | 2,417 | #108 | 20 | #3,349 |
| 1973 | 2,593 | #102 | 29 | #2,525 |
| 1972 | 2,816 | #102 | 15 | #3,954 |
| 1971 | 3,588 | #83 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1970 | 4,399 | #67 | 43 | #1,963 |
| 1969 | 4,384 | #65 | 41 | #1,963 |
| 1968 | 4,475 | #62 | 29 | #2,264 |
| 1967 | 4,875 | #59 | 39 | #1,892 |
| 1966 | 4,863 | #60 | 30 | #2,159 |
| 1965 | 5,252 | #64 | 38 | #1,870 |
| 1964 | 5,870 | #60 | 32 | #2,122 |
| 1963 | 6,153 | #60 | 33 | #2,073 |
| 1962 | 6,233 | #65 | 32 | #2,090 |
| 1961 | 6,629 | #62 | 44 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 6,566 | #62 | 36 | #1,902 |
| 1959 | 6,635 | #61 | 41 | #1,728 |
| 1958 | 6,866 | #58 | 33 | #1,917 |
| 1957 | 7,596 | #51 | 34 | #1,880 |
| 1956 | 7,991 | #49 | 33 | #1,880 |
| 1955 | 8,073 | #48 | 32 | #1,893 |
| 1954 | 8,550 | #44 | 38 | #1,655 |
| 1953 | 8,619 | #42 | 35 | #1,687 |
| 1952 | 9,031 | #39 | 32 | #1,756 |
| 1951 | 9,539 | #36 | 31 | #1,751 |
| 1950 | 9,725 | #34 | 40 | #1,461 |
| 1949 | 9,809 | #33 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1948 | 9,842 | #30 | 37 | #1,526 |
| 1947 | 10,750 | #28 | 46 | #1,366 |
| 1946 | 10,034 | #27 | 33 | #1,541 |
| 1945 | 8,857 | #25 | 36 | #1,340 |
| 1944 | 10,021 | #24 | 38 | #1,299 |
| 1943 | 11,368 | #23 | 55 | #1,081 |
| 1942 | 11,483 | #22 | 37 | #1,330 |
| 1941 | 10,941 | #20 | 43 | #1,138 |
| 1940 | 10,237 | #21 | 43 | #1,104 |
| 1939 | 10,057 | #19 | 48 | #1,025 |
| 1938 | 9,972 | #19 | 37 | #1,209 |
| 1937 | 9,424 | #20 | 51 | #983 |
| 1936 | 9,017 | #19 | 39 | #1,138 |
| 1935 | 8,458 | #21 | 48 | #999 |
| 1934 | 7,816 | #22 | 49 | #988 |
| 1933 | 7,422 | #22 | 43 | #1,065 |
| 1932 | 7,347 | #24 | 44 | #1,073 |
| 1931 | 6,823 | #26 | 55 | #937 |
| 1930 | 6,482 | #30 | 40 | #1,184 |
| 1929 | 5,966 | #33 | 49 | #1,048 |
| 1928 | 5,487 | #41 | 40 | #1,216 |
| 1927 | 5,511 | #38 | 56 | #1,025 |
| 1926 | 5,123 | #41 | 48 | #1,085 |
| 1925 | 4,507 | #45 | 39 | #1,259 |
| 1924 | 4,151 | #49 | 21 | #1,946 |
| 1923 | 3,696 | #54 | 25 | #1,694 |
| 1922 | 3,541 | #58 | 23 | #1,809 |
| 1921 | 3,382 | #60 | 24 | #1,791 |
| 1920 | 3,157 | #64 | 21 | #1,912 |
| 1919 | 2,689 | #70 | 17 | #2,109 |
| 1918 | 2,712 | #72 | 24 | #1,659 |
| 1917 | 2,486 | #69 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1916 | 2,260 | #76 | 12 | #2,553 |
| 1915 | 2,085 | #78 | 8 | #3,244 |
| 1914 | 1,468 | #81 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1913 | 1,142 | #84 | 6 | #2,980 |
| 1912 | 929 | #87 | 5 | #3,160 |
| 1911 | 462 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 289 | #105 | 5 | #2,559 |
| 1909 | 301 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 270 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 239 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 191 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 189 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 201 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 182 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 151 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 133 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 157 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 108 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 100 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 93 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 95 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 76 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 75 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 55 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 62 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 45 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 44 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 48 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 30 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 22 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 28 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 19 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #586 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gerald reached #19 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #937 in 1931. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gerald
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.