Is Jerald a boy or girl name?
Jerald is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 28 boys were named Jerald, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 26,268 US babies named Jerald were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,913
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jerald since 1909
- 26,268
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 654 babies
Boys and girls named Jerald, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 356 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,091 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 3,218 | 17 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 5,710 | 25 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 5,072 | 29 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 4,131 | 21 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 2,598 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 1,635 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,158 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 668 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | #3,913 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,362 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,258 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,759 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 63 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 90 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 107 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 126 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 118 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 148 | #868 | 5 | #14,183 |
| 1991 | 147 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 158 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 164 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 189 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 129 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 142 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 145 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 123 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 168 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 180 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 202 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 193 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 195 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 180 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 219 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 233 | #530 | 5 | #9,881 |
| 1975 | 208 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 238 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 279 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 294 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 321 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 431 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 415 | #384 | 6 | #6,975 |
| 1968 | 341 | #415 | 5 | #7,467 |
| 1967 | 374 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 425 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 402 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 440 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 422 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 462 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 446 | #374 | 5 | #6,992 |
| 1960 | 404 | #392 | 5 | #6,759 |
| 1959 | 412 | #390 | 6 | #5,857 |
| 1958 | 482 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 498 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 501 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 535 | #319 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1954 | 503 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 541 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 555 | #300 | 5 | #5,934 |
| 1951 | 536 | #301 | 6 | #5,103 |
| 1950 | 509 | #300 | 6 | #4,981 |
| 1949 | 584 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 548 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 609 | #274 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1946 | 564 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 527 | #251 | 6 | #4,258 |
| 1944 | 547 | #246 | 7 | #3,870 |
| 1943 | 623 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 647 | #223 | 7 | #3,907 |
| 1941 | 559 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 502 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 455 | #253 | 6 | #3,998 |
| 1938 | 420 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 411 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 394 | #271 | 5 | #4,507 |
| 1935 | 294 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 288 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 263 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 256 | #345 | 6 | #4,136 |
| 1931 | 246 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 191 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 179 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 144 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 123 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 124 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 109 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 84 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 78 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 113 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 78 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 59 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 58 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 59 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 61 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 54 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jerald reached #223 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #3,870 in 1944. 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 Jerald
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.