Recorded 1968–2001 Boys' name Peak 1980 321 births

Gerrad — boys' name

321 babies named Gerrad in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s961980s1421990s722000s5
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Gerrad was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

25 babies were named Gerrad in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrad

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Gerrad between 1968 and 2001, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerrad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gerrad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrad in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrad 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 321 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.

Gerrad at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

321

Since 1968

34 years of records

Peak year

1980

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1968

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2001

Gerrad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1968

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1980)
25
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Gerrad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
142 births that decade — 44% of Gerrad's all-time total
1960s61970s961980s1421990s722000s5

Gerrad by state

Where Gerrad concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gerrad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.1%
California share of Gerrad's total US births 3.1%

10 of 321 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrad?
321 babies have been named Gerrad since 1968. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1980 with 25 births.
When was Gerrad most popular?
Gerrad was most popular in the 1980s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Gerrad most popular?
The top states for the name Gerrad are California (10 births).
How long has the name Gerrad been used?
Gerrad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 34 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Gerrad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gerald, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2001 (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.