Gearold — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gearold

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Gearold between 1914 and 1966, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gearold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gearold performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gearold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gearold in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 186 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.