Total births
634
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.
- 634
- total births
- 1940–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
Gerrard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 634 recorded since 1940.
Gerrard has 634 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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.
- 634 total births
- 1940–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 20% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
634 boys have been named Gerrard since 1940, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 634
- total births
- 1940–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
20% of everyone ever named Gerrard was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
22 babies were named Gerrard in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Gerrard by state
Where Gerrard concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gerrard? ▼
Gerrard has been given to 634 babies in the U.S. since 1940, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 22 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Gerrard most popular? ▼
Gerrard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Gerrard most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Gerrard are New York (12 births), Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Gerrard been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gerrard since 1940 -- 86 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Gerrard? ▼
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 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
- 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 Gerrard
Nearby Names Like Gerrard
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gerrard
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Gerry Boy
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German Boy
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Compare Gerrard side by side: Gerrard vs Gerald Gerrard vs Gerard Gerrard vs Gerardo
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Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1940–2025 (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. "Gerrard: Baby Name Since 1940 - 634 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gerrard. 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 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 July 2026.