Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: FrenchGérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English.
From Wikipedia
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.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 11 | #586 |
| 1881 | 14 | #470 |
| 1882 | 15 | #478 |
| 1883 | 13 | #503 |
| 1884 | 19 | #419 |
| 1885 | 23 | #368 |
| 1886 | 28 | #322 |
| 1887 | 22 | #352 |
| 1888 | 30 | #337 |
| 1889 | 48 | #234 |
| 1890 | 44 | #258 |
| 1891 | 45 | #239 |
| 1892 | 62 | #221 |
| 1893 | 55 | #230 |
| 1894 | 75 | #197 |
| 1895 | 76 | #193 |
| 1896 | 95 | #169 |
| 1897 | 93 | #166 |
| 1898 | 100 | #165 |
| 1899 | 108 | #144 |
| 1900 | 157 | #140 |
| 1901 | 133 | #124 |
| 1902 | 151 | #127 |
| 1903 | 182 | #107 |
| 1904 | 201 | #106 |
| 1905 | 189 | #113 |
| 1906 | 191 | #112 |
| 1907 | 239 | #102 |
| 1908 | 270 | #97 |
| 1909 | 301 | #95 |
| 1910 | 289 | #105 |
| 1911 | 462 | #88 |
| 1912 | 929 | #87 |
| 1913 | 1,142 | #84 |
| 1914 | 1,468 | #81 |
| 1915 | 2,085 | #78 |
| 1916 | 2,260 | #76 |
| 1917 | 2,486 | #69 |
| 1918 | 2,712 | #72 |
| 1919 | 2,689 | #70 |
| 1920 | 3,157 | #64 |
| 1921 | 3,382 | #60 |
| 1922 | 3,541 | #58 |
| 1923 | 3,696 | #54 |
| 1924 | 4,151 | #49 |
| 1925 | 4,507 | #45 |
| 1926 | 5,123 | #41 |
| 1927 | 5,511 | #38 |
| 1928 | 5,487 | #41 |
| 1929 | 5,966 | #33 |
| 1930 | 6,482 | #30 |
| 1931 | 6,823 | #26 |
| 1932 | 7,347 | #24 |
| 1933 | 7,422 | #22 |
| 1934 | 7,816 | #22 |
| 1935 | 8,458 | #21 |
| 1936 | 9,017 | #19 |
| 1937 | 9,424 | #20 |
| 1938 | 9,972 | #19 |
| 1939 | 10,057 | #19 |
| 1940 | 10,237 | #21 |
| 1941 | 10,941 | #20 |
| 1942 | 11,483 | #22 |
| 1943 | 11,368 | #23 |
| 1944 | 10,021 | #24 |
| 1945 | 8,857 | #25 |
| 1946 | 10,034 | #27 |
| 1947 | 10,750 | #28 |
| 1948 | 9,842 | #30 |
| 1949 | 9,809 | #33 |
| 1950 | 9,725 | #34 |
| 1951 | 9,539 | #36 |
| 1952 | 9,031 | #39 |
| 1953 | 8,619 | #42 |
| 1954 | 8,550 | #44 |
| 1955 | 8,073 | #48 |
| 1956 | 7,991 | #49 |
| 1957 | 7,596 | #51 |
| 1958 | 6,866 | #58 |
| 1959 | 6,635 | #61 |
| 1960 | 6,566 | #62 |
| 1961 | 6,629 | #62 |
| 1962 | 6,233 | #65 |
| 1963 | 6,153 | #60 |
| 1964 | 5,870 | #60 |
| 1965 | 5,252 | #64 |
| 1966 | 4,863 | #60 |
| 1967 | 4,875 | #59 |
| 1968 | 4,475 | #62 |
| 1969 | 4,384 | #65 |
| 1970 | 4,399 | #67 |
| 1971 | 3,588 | #83 |
| 1972 | 2,816 | #102 |
| 1973 | 2,593 | #102 |
| 1974 | 2,417 | #108 |
| 1975 | 2,398 | #108 |
| 1976 | 2,140 | #120 |
| 1977 | 2,046 | #131 |
| 1978 | 1,889 | #137 |
| 1979 | 1,863 | #144 |
| 1980 | 1,819 | #148 |
| 1981 | 1,764 | #154 |
| 1982 | 1,718 | #158 |
| 1983 | 1,550 | #167 |
| 1984 | 1,444 | #176 |
| 1985 | 1,446 | #181 |
| 1986 | 1,455 | #183 |
| 1987 | 1,441 | #190 |
| 1988 | 1,403 | #194 |
| 1989 | 1,469 | #201 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | #212 |
| 1991 | 1,261 | #235 |
| 1992 | 1,174 | #245 |
| 1993 | 1,116 | #256 |
| 1994 | 954 | #284 |
| 1995 | 889 | #299 |
| 1996 | 822 | #322 |
| 1997 | 773 | #336 |
| 1998 | 671 | #376 |
| 1999 | 686 | #379 |
| 2000 | 680 | #382 |
| 2001 | 609 | #411 |
| 2002 | 556 | #444 |
| 2003 | 529 | #474 |
| 2004 | 552 | #463 |
| 2005 | 472 | #520 |
| 2006 | 465 | #545 |
| 2007 | 472 | #544 |
| 2008 | 415 | #604 |
| 2009 | 396 | #630 |
| 2010 | 348 | #679 |
| 2011 | 373 | #628 |
| 2012 | 346 | #684 |
| 2013 | 329 | #715 |
| 2014 | 281 | #810 |
| 2015 | 312 | #765 |
| 2016 | 284 | #810 |
| 2017 | 271 | #825 |
| 2018 | 242 | #895 |
| 2019 | 245 | #892 |
| 2020 | 230 | #955 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,010 |
| 2022 | 206 | #1,065 |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,031 |
| 2024 | 178 | #1,167 |
