Boys' name · since 1906
Gerardo
Gerardo has 55,015 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,015
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
55,015 babies have been named Gerardo since 1906, making it today's #678 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerardo has been recorded 55,015 times among boys since 1906, currently ranked #678 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #678 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 55,015 born since 1906
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerardo ranks #475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #678 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 55,015 born since 1906, peaking in the 2000s.
- #475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,015
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gerardo's 55,015 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gerardo compares
55,015 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gerardo's all-time total is 149x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gerardo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55,015 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,703 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gerardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerardo's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 1,703, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerardo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,703
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Gerardo popularity over time - girls
239 total births recorded since 1969 (Gerardo as girls' name)
Gerardo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,584 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Gerardo's strongest decade.
13,584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gerardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 111
1910s
111 births
- 1920s 217
1920s
217 births
- 1930s 197
1930s
197 births
- 1940s 344
1940s
344 births
- 1950s 1,284
1950s
1,284 births
- 1960s 2,923
1960s
2,923 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,657 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,242 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,495 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,584 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,082 births
- 2020s 2,869
2020s
2,869 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,584 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gerardo 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 Gerardo's total volume
Gerardo by state
Where Gerardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,212 | 36.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,384 | 29.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,996 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 2,183 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,394 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,375 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 780 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 683 | 1.2% |
20,212 of 55,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Gerardo appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gerardo's data
- Gerardo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,584 total births); usage has since declined to 2,869 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gerardos (20,212 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gerardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Gerardo 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.