Gerhard vs Gerard

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

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Gerhard

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Gerard

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Metric Gerhard Gerard
Current Rank Unranked #1532
Total Births (all years) 2,429 58,820
Peak Year 1917 1956
Peak Year Births 62 1,617
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Gerhard Gerard
1880s 56 14
1890s 59 61
1900s 61 214
1910s 415 2,676
1920s 460 5,490
1930s 341 5,303
1940s 206 8,128
1950s 246 14,216
1960s 287 9,337
1970s 114 4,013
1980s 59 3,303
1990s 67 2,383
2000s 29 1,340
2010s 24 1,634
2020s 5 708

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gerhard Gerard
2014 5 202
2015 - 180
2016 8 160
2017 5 161
2018 - 149
2019 - 116
2020 5 119
2021 - 121
2022 - 128
2023 - 130
2024 - 115
2025 - 95

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, 1882–2020.

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