Boys' name · since 1940
Gerrard
634 babies named Gerrard in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 634
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
634 babies have been named Gerrard since 1940, making it today's #10848 boys' name.
Gerrard has 634 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10848 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #6,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,848 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 634 born since 1940
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrard ranks #6,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,848 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 634 born since 1940, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 634
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gerrard's 634 recorded births place it above 84.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gerrard compares
634 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gerrard's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gerrard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 634 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gerrard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gerrard's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gerrard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Gerrard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (129 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Gerrard's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Gerrard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 129 births (20% of all-time use).
How Gerrard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gerrard's total volume
Gerrard by state
Where Gerrard concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
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What to do with Gerrard's data
- Gerrard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gerrards (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerrard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1940–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gerrard 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 August 2026.