Boys' name · since 1914
Gearld
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 4,281 babies named Gearld, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,979 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,281
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gearld sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 4,281 recorded since 1914.
Gearld has 4,281 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1988.
- #1,979 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,281 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gearld ranks #1,979 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,281 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,979 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,281
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gearld's 4,281 recorded births place it above 95.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Gearld's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gearld splits its recorded history at 1951: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 146 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gearld popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1988
- Peak year (1941)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Gearld popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1960 (Gearld as girls' name)
Gearld by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (1,107 births, 26% of the file).
1940s was Gearld's strongest decade.
1,107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Gearld births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 415
1920s
415 births
- 1930s
1930s
933 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,107 births
- 1950s
1950s
957 births
- 1960s
1960s
517 births
- 1970s 182
1970s
182 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,107 births (26% of all-time use).
How Gearld compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gearld's total volume
Gearld by state
Where Gearld concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 225 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 179 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 156 | 3.6% |
| #4 | California | | 135 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 124 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 115 | 2.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 115 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 108 | 2.5% |
225 of 4,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Gearld appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Gearld's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,107 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gearlds (225 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gearld: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gearld draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.