Boys' name · since 1959
Jerardo
Jerardo has 1,462 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,462
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerardo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,462 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerardo has been recorded 1,462 times among boys since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #4,020 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,462 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerardo ranks #4,020 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,462 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,462
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerardo's 1,462 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerardo's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerardo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jerardo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (368 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jerardo's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jerardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 97
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
268 births
- 1980s
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
368 births
- 2000s
2000s
308 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 368 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jerardo 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 Jerardo's total volume
Jerardo by state
Where Jerardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 581 | 39.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 293 | 20.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
581 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerardo's data
- Jerardo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerardos (581 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Jerardo 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.