Recorded 1940–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 628 births

Gerrard — boys' name

628 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.

1940s131950s401960s571970s1081980s1291990s872000s552010s1202020s19
1980s
Peak decade

21% 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.

What the Data Says About Gerrard

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Gerrard between 1940 and 2023, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerrard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Gerrard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrard in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrard 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 628 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.

Gerrard at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

628

Since 1940

84 years of records

Peak year

1990

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1940

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gerrard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1940

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
22
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Gerrard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
129 births that decade — 21% of Gerrard's all-time total
1940s131950s401960s571970s1081980s1291990s872000s552010s1202020s19

Gerrard by state

Where Gerrard concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gerrard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 1.9%
#2 Florida
7 1.1%
New York share of Gerrard's total US births 1.9%
Even split

12 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrard?
628 babies have been named Gerrard since 1940. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 22 births.
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?
Gerrard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 84 years of data through 2023.
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.

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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, 1940–2023 (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.