NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Gerald Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Gerald: every year it appeared on the national list since 1910, with 2,385 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,385
Peak year
1927 #1025
Years on the list
82
10-year trend
-42.9%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1910–1993

YearBirthsRank
197819#3821
197922#3577
198017#4390
198116#4600
198222#3683
198317#4336
198413#5311
198514#5154
198610#6772
198710#6967
19889#7920
19899#8264
19915#13900
19928#9791
199310#8266

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1927

NY
10
MN
5
TX
5

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