Gerlad — boys' name
86 babies named Gerlad in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
33% of everyone ever named Gerlad was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Gerlad in 1941 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gerlad
The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Gerlad between 1941 and 1990, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerlad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerlad performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gerlad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gerlad 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 86 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.
Gerlad at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gerlad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1941
- Peak year (1941)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
86 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1941 with 10 births in a single year.
Gerlad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 28 births that decade — 33% of Gerlad's all-time total
Gerlad decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Gerlad's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.