Is Gerard a boy or girl name?
Gerard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 115 boys were named Gerard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 58,833 US babies named Gerard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,529
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gerard since 1886
- 58,833
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 1,617 babies
Boys and girls named Gerard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,676 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 5,490 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 5,303 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 8,127 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 14,216 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 9,335 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 4,013 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 3,303 | 14 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 2,383 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,339 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,634 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 613 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 121 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 116 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 149 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 161 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 180 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 202 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 183 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 171 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 172 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 140 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 126 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 117 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 124 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 134 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 156 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 146 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 194 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 175 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 175 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 190 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 195 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 213 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 258 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 250 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 268 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 309 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 350 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 326 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 327 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 314 | #505 | 6 | #10,289 |
| 1986 | 330 | #479 | 8 | #7,985 |
| 1985 | 343 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 336 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 303 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 366 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 316 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 342 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 336 | #440 | 5 | #10,716 |
| 1978 | 337 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 348 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 367 | #405 | 7 | #7,558 |
| 1975 | 399 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 387 | #394 | 6 | #8,022 |
| 1973 | 377 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 399 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 516 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 547 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 543 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 585 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 665 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 795 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 826 | #256 | 5 | #6,855 |
| 1964 | 1,024 | #235 | 5 | #7,113 |
| 1963 | 1,074 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,119 | #228 | 8 | #5,011 |
| 1961 | 1,310 | #215 | 6 | #6,079 |
| 1960 | 1,394 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,398 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,475 | #191 | 5 | #6,410 |
| 1957 | 1,518 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,617 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,521 | #179 | 5 | #6,161 |
| 1954 | 1,520 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,366 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,338 | #184 | 9 | #3,922 |
| 1951 | 1,303 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,160 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,044 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 972 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 983 | #202 | 5 | #5,605 |
| 1946 | 883 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 681 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 720 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 770 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 832 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 689 | #200 | 5 | #4,654 |
| 1940 | 553 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 521 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 536 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 478 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 468 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 525 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 545 | #220 | 5 | #4,540 |
| 1933 | 536 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 542 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 551 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 601 | #215 | 5 | #4,811 |
| 1929 | 552 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 594 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 629 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 586 | #228 | 7 | #4,036 |
| 1925 | 554 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 541 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 554 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 542 | #242 | 5 | #5,301 |
| 1921 | 530 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 408 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 410 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 447 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 413 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 359 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 323 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 236 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 201 | #272 | 5 | #3,386 |
| 1912 | 149 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 89 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 49 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 39 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 30 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 32 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gerard reached #177 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #3,386 in 1913. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gerard
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.