Total births
166
Boys' name · since 1926
Gerrald
166 babies named Gerrald in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 166
- total births
- 1926–1989
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Gerrald sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1926.
Gerrald has 166 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1989.
- 166 total births
- 1926–1989 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
166 boys have been named Gerrald since 1926, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1989.
- 166
- total births
- 1926–1989
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Gerrald was born in this single decade.
1949
Single peak year
12 babies were named Gerrald in 1949 - its busiest year on record.
Gerrald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gerrald's full recorded timeline at 1953, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gerrald at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1949
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Gerrald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1989
- Peak year (1949)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Gerrald by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Gerrald's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Gerrald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 50 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gerrald? ▼
Gerrald has been given to 166 babies in the U.S. since 1926, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 12 babies were born in 1949, its single highest year.
When was Gerrald most popular? ▼
Gerrald was most popular in the 1940s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Gerrald been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gerrald since 1926 -- 64 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Gerrald? ▼
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.
What to do with Gerrald's data
- Gerrald's decade-level peak was the 1940s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gerrald
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Compare Gerrald side by side: Gerrald vs Gerald Gerrald vs Gerard Gerrald vs Gerardo
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1926–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gerrald: Baby Name Since 1926 - 166 Births, Peak 1949." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gerrald. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gerrald 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 July 2026.