Gerald

Gerald

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Gérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English.

From Wikipedia

Gerald first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 99 babies (rank #275 that year). In 2024 it was given to 16 boys (rank #1,406). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gerald

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gerald yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,090

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	99	#275
1992	76	#337
1993	64	#372
1994	57	#379
1995	55	#413
1996	51	#420
1997	49	#437
1998	39	#499
1999	36	#520
2000	38	#509
2001	36	#551
2002	26	#709
2003	21	#825
2004	19	#913
2005	24	#814
2006	30	#709
2007	24	#865
2008	32	#726
2009	29	#799
2010	32	#759
2011	28	#813
2012	15	#1,288
2013	27	#868
2014	23	#969
2015	20	#1,058
2016	26	#904
2017	17	#1,239
2018	16	#1,270
2019	17	#1,251
2020	20	#1,119
2021	11	#1,740
2022	6	#2,734
2023	11	#1,767
2024	16	#1,406

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#275

1992

#337

1993

#372

1994

#379

1995

#413

1996

#420

1997

#437

1998

#499

1999

#520

2000

#509

2001

#551

2002

#709

2003

#825

2004

#913

2005

#814

2006

#709

2007

#865

2008

#726

2009

#799

2010

#759

2011

#813

2012

#1,288

2013

#868

2014

#969

2015

#1,058

2016

#904

2017

#1,239

2018

#1,270

2019

#1,251

2020

#1,119

2021

#1,740

2022

#2,734

2023

#1,767

2024

#1,406

Meaning

Numerology of Gerald

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gerald

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Names ranked near Gerald in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail