Names / Boy names
Gerald
Current rank
#1,206
and easing
All-time peak
#19
in 1939
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
451,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #19 in 1939 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Spear ruler. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1939, at #19 nationally. More than 451,300 children have been given the name overall.