US rank #8408 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,462 births

Jerardo — #8408 US boys' name

1,462 babies named Jerardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s91960s971970s2681980s3121990s3682000s3082010s912020s9
#8408
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jerardo was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

48 babies were named Jerardo in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,462 babies named Jerardo between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerardo currently holds the #8408 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerardo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jerardo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 581 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerardo in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerardo 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 1,462 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.

Jerardo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,462

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2000

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,408

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jerardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
48
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Jerardo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
368 births that decade — 25% of Jerardo's all-time total
1950s91960s971970s2681980s3121990s3682000s3082010s912020s9

Jerardo by state

Where Jerardo concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jerardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
581 39.7%
#2 Texas
293 20.0%
#3 Illinois
5 0.3%
California share of Jerardo's total US births 39.7%
Even split

581 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerardo?
1,462 babies have been named Jerardo since 1959. It currently ranks #8408 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 48 births.
When was Jerardo most popular?
Jerardo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jerardo most popular?
The top states for the name Jerardo are California (581 births), Texas (293 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Jerardo been used?
Jerardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jerardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, 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, 1959–2024 (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.