Gerhardt vs Gerard

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

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Gerhardt

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Gerard

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Metric Gerhardt Gerard
Current Rank Unranked #1527
Total Births (all years) 858 58,721
Peak Year 1916 1956
Peak Year Births 45 1,617
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1903 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Gerhardt Gerard
1880ss — 14
1890ss — 61
1900ss 6 214
1910ss 252 2,676
1920ss 280 5,490
1930ss 147 5,303
1940ss 90 8,127
1950ss 57 14,216
1960ss 11 9,335
1970ss — 4,013
1980ss 5 3,303
1990ss 10 2,383
2000ss — 1,339
2010ss — 1,634
2020ss — 613

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gerhardt Gerard
2014 — 202
2015 — 180
2016 — 160
2017 — 161
2018 — 149
2019 — 116
2020 — 119
2021 — 121
2022 — 128
2023 — 130
2024 — 115

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, 1903–1999.

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