Gerard Name Popularity
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How popular is Gerard?
In 2018 the uncommon name Gerard, ranked the 1,229th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Gerard is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #177 in 1954.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1956 with 1,619 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Gerard was less than 5, most recently in 1893.
Gerard, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1902-1917, 1937-1942, 1944-1947, 1948-1954, and 2007-2011, whereas 1961-1968, 1969-1972, and 1990-1995 were years of successive downward movement.
Gerard's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Gerard lately has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Gerard?
Gerard's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Gerard is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Gerard has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Gerard (Girl) | Gerard (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 149 | 1,229 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 159 | 1,175 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 160 | 1,185 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 179 | 1,088 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 202 | 1,013 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 183 | 1,048 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 171 | 1,088 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 172 | 1,082 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 140 | 1,252 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 1,331 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 126 | 1,356 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 1,583 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 117 | 1,376 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 113 | 1,334 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 124 | 1,223 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 133 | 1,136 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 156 | 999 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 146 | 1,017 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 194 | 823 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 174 | 868 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 175 | 838 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 190 | 778 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 195 | 760 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 213 | 736 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 258 | 650 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 250 | 652 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 268 | 632 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 309 | 575 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 350 | 527 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 327 | 531 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 326 | 509 |
| 1987 | | 6 | 10,285 | 314 | 506 |
| 1986 | | 8 | 7,983 | 330 | 479 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 343 | 465 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 336 | 460 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 303 | 486 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 366 | 441 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 316 | 468 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 342 | 453 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 336 | 440 |
| 1978 | | 5 | 10,276 | 338 | 433 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 348 | 423 |
| 1976 | | 7 | 7,554 | 368 | 405 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 399 | 392 |
| 1974 | | 6 | 8,019 | 387 | 394 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 377 | 401 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 399 | 395 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 517 | 355 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 545 | 346 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 544 | 334 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 585 | 312 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 664 | 281 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 795 | 257 |
| 1965 | | 5 | 6,849 | 827 | 256 |
| 1964 | | 5 | 7,110 | 1,024 | 235 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 1,075 | 228 |
| 1962 | | 8 | 5,013 | 1,116 | 229 |
| 1961 | | 6 | 6,076 | 1,309 | 215 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 1,393 | 205 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 1,399 | 205 |
| 1958 | | 5 | 6,409 | 1,470 | 191 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 1,516 | 190 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 1,619 | 180 |
| 1955 | | 5 | 6,161 | 1,522 | 179 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 1,519 | 177 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 1,366 | 186 |
| 1952 | | 9 | 3,922 | 1,338 | 184 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 1,303 | 183 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 1,161 | 191 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 1,044 | 197 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 972 | 202 |
| 1947 | | 5 | 5,607 | 983 | 202 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 883 | 197 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 681 | 210 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 720 | 205 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 770 | 205 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 832 | 193 |
| 1941 | | 5 | 4,653 | 689 | 200 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 553 | 224 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 521 | 228 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 536 | 224 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 478 | 242 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 468 | 241 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 525 | 225 |
| 1934 | | 5 | 4,539 | 545 | 220 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 536 | 215 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 542 | 222 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 551 | 222 |
| 1930 | | 5 | 4,813 | 601 | 216 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 552 | 230 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 594 | 222 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 629 | 211 |
| 1926 | | 7 | 4,036 | 584 | 229 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 555 | 236 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 541 | 248 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 554 | 238 |
| 1922 | | 5 | 5,301 | 542 | 242 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 530 | 244 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 408 | 275 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 410 | 263 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 447 | 252 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 413 | 248 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 359 | 265 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 323 | 272 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 236 | 291 |
| 1913 | | 5 | 3,386 | 201 | 272 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 149 | 294 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 89 | 277 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 49 | 366 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 392 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 441 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 398 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 445 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 435 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 523 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 711 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 884 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 514 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 806 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,105 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,199 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,126 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 747 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 566 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 756 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,136 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 727 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 692 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,020 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |