Trend of the Popularity of Gerald as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 178 male babies that were named Gerald in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Gerald peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 1,819 babies, which was 0.10% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Gerald, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Gerald.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Gerald in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Gerald in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Gerald from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Gerald as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1819	0.10
1981	1764	0.10
1982	1718	0.10
1983	1550	0.09
1984	1444	0.08
1985	1446	0.08
1986	1455	0.08
1987	1441	0.08
1988	1403	0.07
1989	1469	0.07
1990	1451	0.07
1991	1261	0.06
1992	1174	0.06
1993	1116	0.06
1994	954	0.05
1995	889	0.05
1996	822	0.04
1997	773	0.04
1998	671	0.04
1999	686	0.04
2000	680	0.04
2001	609	0.03
2002	556	0.03
2003	529	0.03
2004	552	0.03
2005	472	0.02
2006	465	0.02
2007	472	0.02
2008	415	0.02
2009	396	0.02
2010	348	0.02
2011	373	0.02
2012	346	0.02
2013	329	0.02
2014	281	0.02
2015	312	0.02
2016	284	0.02
2017	271	0.02
2018	242	0.01
2019	245	0.01
2020	230	0.01
2021	217	0.01
2022	206	0.01
2023	212	0.01
2024	178	0.01