Gerardo vs Gerald

Side-by-side comparison of Gerardo and Gerald - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gerardo

Boy name · Rank #595

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Name B

Gerald

Boy name · Rank #1171

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Metric Gerardo Gerald
Current Rank #595 #1171
Total Births (all years) 55,015 448,966
Peak Year 2000 1942
Peak Year Births 1,703 11,484
Peak Decade 2000s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gerardo Gerald
1880s - 223
1890s - 753
1900s 10 2,014
1910s 111 16,522
1920s 217 44,520
1930s 197 82,821
1940s 344 103,342
1950s 1,284 82,626
1960s 2,923 55,305
1970s 5,657 26,147
1980s 7,242 15,507
1990s 13,495 9,797
2000s 13,584 5,146
2010s 7,082 3,031
2020s 2,869 1,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gerardo Gerald
2014 773 281
2015 744 312
2016 682 284
2017 637 271
2018 491 242
2019 482 245
2020 510 230
2021 496 217
2022 493 206
2023 486 213
2024 483 178
2025 401 168

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1906–2025.

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