Girls' name · since 1916
Gerarda
158 babies named Gerarda in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerarda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 158 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Gerarda recorded 158 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1992.
- #22,245 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerarda ranks #22,245 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gerarda's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Gerarda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerarda splits its recorded history at 1950: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerarda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1992
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Gerarda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Gerarda's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Gerarda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42 births (27% of all-time use).
Gerarda by state
Where Gerarda concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.8% |
6 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gerarda's data
- Gerarda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gerardas (6 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 Gerarda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1916–1992 (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 Gerarda 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.