Gerld — boys' name
16 babies named Gerld in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
100% of everyone ever named Gerld was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Gerld in 1956 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gerld
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gerld between 1951 and 1956, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerld currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerld performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gerld 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 16 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.
Gerld at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gerld popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1951
- Peak year (1956)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1956.
16 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 6 births in a single year.
Gerld by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Gerld's all-time total
Gerld decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Gerld's strongest decade
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% 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, 1951–1956 (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.