Boys' name · since 1920
Jerard
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 1,039 babies named Jerard, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,039
- born since 1920
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,039 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Jerard recorded 1,039 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2019.
- #5,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,039 born since 1920
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerard ranks #5,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,039 born since 1920, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,039
- born since 1920
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jerard's 1,039 recorded births place it above 88.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jerard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerard's full recorded timeline at 1980, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2019
- Peak year (1986)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jerard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (280 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Jerard's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jerard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s
1970s
168 births
- 1980s
1980s
280 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 280 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jerard 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 Jerard's total volume
Jerard by state
Where Jerard concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
22 of 1,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerard's data
- Jerard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jerards (22 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1920–2019 (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 Jerard 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.