Gerald Boy

Popularity: #746 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Gerald

Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977.

Gerald R. Ford Jr. was a prominent American politician and the son of President Gerald Ford.

Gerald McRaney is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as 'Major Dad' and 'This Is Us.'.

Fictional characters named Gerald

Gerald Johanssen is a character in the animated series 'Hey Arnold!', known for his distinctive hairstyle and friendship with the main character.

Gerald the giraffe is a character in the children's book 'Giraffes Can't Dance' by Giles Andreae, who learns to dance despite his differences.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Gerald was first seen in the United States in 1880. Gerald has ranked as high as #43 nationally, which occurred in 1942, and has been most popular in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California. In the past 5 years the name Gerald has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Gerald (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	21	17%
CA	17	14%
MI	16	13%
NY	13	10%
PA	12	10%
FL	12	10%
IL	8	6%
NC	7	6%
LA	6	5%
TN	6	5%
GA	6	5%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	11
1881	14
1882	15
1883	13
1884	19
1885	23
1886	28
1887	22
1888	30
1889	48
1890	44
1891	45
1892	62
1893	55
1894	75
1895	76
1896	95
1897	93
1898	100
1899	108
1900	157
1901	133
1902	151
1903	182
1904	201
1905	189
1906	191
1907	239
1908	270
1909	301
1910	289
1911	462
1912	929
1913	1,142
1914	1,468
1915	2,085
1916	2,260
1917	2,486
1918	2,712
1919	2,689
1920	3,157
1921	3,382
1922	3,541
1923	3,696
1924	4,151
1925	4,507
1926	5,123
1927	5,511
1928	5,487
1929	5,966
1930	6,482
1931	6,823
1932	7,347
1933	7,422
1934	7,816
1935	8,458
1936	9,017
1937	9,424
1938	9,972
1939	10,057
1940	10,237
1941	10,941
1942	11,483
1943	11,368
1944	10,021
1945	8,857
1946	10,034
1947	10,750
1948	9,842
1949	9,809
1950	9,725
1951	9,539
1952	9,031
1953	8,619
1954	8,550
1955	8,073
1956	7,991
1957	7,596
1958	6,866
1959	6,635
1960	6,566
1961	6,629
1962	6,233
1963	6,153
1964	5,870
1965	5,252
1966	4,863
1967	4,875
1968	4,475
1969	4,384
1970	4,399
1971	3,588
1972	2,816
1973	2,593
1974	2,417
1975	2,398
1976	2,140
1977	2,046
1978	1,889
1979	1,863
1980	1,819
1981	1,764
1982	1,718
1983	1,550
1984	1,444
1985	1,446
1986	1,455
1987	1,441
1988	1,403
1989	1,469
1990	1,451
1991	1,261
1992	1,174
1993	1,116
1994	954
1995	889
1996	822
1997	773
1998	671
1999	686
2000	680
2001	609
2002	556
2003	529
2004	552
2005	472
2006	465
2007	472
2008	415
2009	396
2010	348
2011	373
2012	346
2013	329
2014	281
2015	312
2016	284
2017	271
2018	242
2019	245
2020	230
2021	217
2022	206
2023	212
2024	178