Boys' name · since 1940

Gerrold

25 babies named Gerrold in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,216 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1940
1940s
peak decade

25 boys have been named Gerrold since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Gerrold has 25 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 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1964.

  • #27,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 1940
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrold ranks #27,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.

#27,216 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1940
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gerrold's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gerrold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gerrold splits its recorded history at 1946: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births).

Gerrold popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1940)
5
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
5 19401943194619471964 5

Gerrold by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).

1940s was Gerrold's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Gerrold births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrold? ▼
25 babies have been named Gerrold since 1940. All-time, it sits at #27,216 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1940 with 5 births.
Where does Gerrold sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerrold ranks #27,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gerrold most popular? ▼
Gerrold was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Gerrold been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gerrold since 1940 -- 25 years through the most recent 1964 data.
What names are similar to Gerrold? ▼
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 Gerrold's data

  • Gerrold's decade-level peak was the 1940s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gerrold

Nearby Names Like Gerrold

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gerrold

Gerald Boy
#1204 448,966 births
Gerard Boy
#1711 58,820 births
Gerardo Boy
#678 55,015 births
Gerry Boy
#8943 14,468 births
German Boy
#1539 10,290 births

Compare Gerrold side by side: Gerrold vs Gerald Gerrold vs Gerard Gerrold vs Gerardo

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Sadamu
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gerrold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1940–1964 (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 Gerrold 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.