Gerhard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Gerhard first appears in the data in 1882 and has been recorded in 118 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1917 with 62 babies (rank #801 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gerhard

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,431

Total babies (all years)

118

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gerhard

Gerhard Schrödernon-fiction writer · b. 1944
Gerhard Domagkbacteriologist · b. 1895
Gerhard Ertluniversity teacher · b. 1936
Gerhard Herzberguniversity teacher · b. 1904
Gerhard Richtervisual artist · b. 1932

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	6	#878
1883	7	#758
1884	6	#898
1885	17	#448
1887	7	#779
1888	5	#1,092
1889	8	#742
1890	8	#774
1891	8	#728
1892	8	#824
1893	5	#1,101
1894	7	#899
1895	7	#921
1898	6	#1,055
1899	10	#676
1900	8	#995
1903	12	#672
1904	5	#1,279
1905	9	#864
1906	6	#1,175
1908	9	#981
1909	12	#866
1910	7	#1,355
1911	12	#1,006
1912	43	#642
1913	38	#764
1914	45	#790
1915	50	#871
1916	59	#804
1917	62	#801
1918	57	#884
1919	42	#1,056
1920	50	#978
1921	41	#1,108
1922	46	#1,043
1923	39	#1,145
1924	39	#1,163
1925	41	#1,095
1926	53	#936
1927	55	#934
1928	43	#1,064
1929	53	#924
1930	46	#1,012
1931	39	#1,085
1932	33	#1,187
1933	34	#1,132
1934	40	#1,029
1935	37	#1,066
1936	30	#1,213
1937	37	#1,060
1938	24	#1,380
1939	21	#1,472
1940	36	#1,098
1941	25	#1,348
1942	35	#1,177
1943	28	#1,323
1944	17	#1,704
1945	13	#1,963
1946	12	#2,196
1947	18	#1,811
1948	9	#2,676
1949	13	#2,161
1950	11	#2,367
1951	23	#1,570
1952	13	#2,191
1953	20	#1,730
1954	27	#1,477
1955	25	#1,552
1956	37	#1,266
1957	29	#1,467
1958	27	#1,517
1959	34	#1,345
1960	29	#1,499
1961	25	#1,615
1962	35	#1,322
1963	32	#1,385
1964	39	#1,249
1965	35	#1,302
1966	27	#1,490
1967	21	#1,730
1968	21	#1,751
1969	24	#1,702
1970	19	#2,085
1971	18	#2,233
1972	10	#3,227
1973	13	#2,767
1974	18	#2,311
1975	6	#5,025
1976	12	#3,148
1977	6	#5,373
1978	6	#5,321
1979	6	#5,602
1980	11	#3,704
1981	5	#6,625
1982	7	#5,219
1983	8	#4,648
1986	6	#6,210
1987	7	#5,698
1988	7	#5,996
1989	9	#5,315
1990	10	#5,129
1991	7	#6,781
1992	8	#6,329
1993	7	#7,069
1994	8	#6,579
1995	8	#6,599
1996	6	#8,291
1997	8	#6,826
1998	5	#10,166
2001	6	#9,681
2005	5	#12,041
2006	13	#6,220
2009	5	#13,115
2012	6	#11,259
2014	5	#12,691
2016	8	#9,126
2017	5	#12,909
2020	5	#12,692