Gerold vs Gerard

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

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Gerold

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Gerard

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Metric Gerold Gerard
Current Rank Unranked #1532
Total Births (all years) 2,966 58,820
Peak Year 1939 1956
Peak Year Births 90 1,617
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Gerold Gerard
1880s - 14
1890s - 61
1900s - 214
1910s 115 2,676
1920s 289 5,490
1930s 585 5,303
1940s 663 8,128
1950s 577 14,216
1960s 362 9,337
1970s 188 4,013
1980s 117 3,303
1990s 56 2,383
2000s 14 1,340
2010s - 1,634
2020s - 708

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gerold Gerard
2014 - 202
2015 - 180
2016 - 160
2017 - 161
2018 - 149
2019 - 116
2020 - 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, 1912–2002.

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