Gerhart vs Gerald

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

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Gerhart

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Name B

Gerald

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Metric Gerhart Gerald
Current Rank Unranked #1171
Total Births (all years) 201 448,966
Peak Year 1915 1942
Peak Year Births 14 11,484
Peak Decade 1910s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gerhart Gerald
1880s - 223
1890s - 753
1900s - 2,014
1910s 74 16,522
1920s 71 44,520
1930s 35 82,821
1940s 5 103,342
1950s 6 82,626
1960s 10 55,305
1970s - 26,147
1980s - 15,507
1990s - 9,797
2000s - 5,146
2010s - 3,031
2020s - 1,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gerhart Gerald
2014 - 281
2015 - 312
2016 - 284
2017 - 271
2018 - 242
2019 - 245
2020 - 230
2021 - 217
2022 - 206
2023 - 213
2024 - 178
2025 - 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, 1912–1963.

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