Gernard — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gernard

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Gernard between 1972 and 1984, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gernard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gernard performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gernard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gernard 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 17 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.