Gerard is an established boys' name that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Gerard is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,713 for boy births in the United States (and #3,665 across all names), given to 95 babies. Gerard was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1956 (1,617 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,713 |
| 2024 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,534 |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,409 |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,428 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,483 |
| 2020 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,456 |
| 2019 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,480 |
| 2018 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,241 |
| 2017 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,166 |
| 2016 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,186 |
| 2015 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,086 |
| 2014 | 202 | 202 | — | #1,013 |
| 2013 | 183 | 188 | — | #1,049 |
| 2012 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,091 |
| 2011 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,084 |
| 2010 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,253 |
| 2009 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,335 |
| 2008 | 126 | 126 | — | #1,357 |
| 2007 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,568 |
| 2006 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,377 |
| 2005 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,336 |
| 2004 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,225 |
| 2003 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,132 |
| 2002 | 156 | 156 | — | #999 |
| 2001 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,017 |
| 2000 | 194 | 194 | — | #824 |
| 1999 | 175 | 180 | — | #864 |
| 1998 | 175 | 175 | — | #838 |
| 1997 | 190 | — | — | #778 |
| 1996 | 195 | — | — | #760 |
| 1995 | 213 | — | — | #736 |
| 1994 | 258 | — | — | #650 |
| 1993 | 250 | — | — | #652 |
| 1992 | 268 | — | — | #632 |
| 1991 | 309 | — | — | #575 |
| 1990 | 350 | — | — | #527 |
| 1989 | 326 | — | — | #535 |
| 1988 | 327 | — | — | #507 |
| 1987 | 320 | — | #10,290 | #506 |
| 1986 | 338 | — | #7,984 | #479 |
| 1985 | 343 | — | — | #468 |
| 1984 | 336 | — | — | #460 |
| 1983 | 303 | — | — | #486 |
| 1982 | 366 | — | — | #441 |
| 1981 | 316 | — | — | #468 |
| 1980 | 342 | — | — | #453 |
| 1979 | 341 | — | #10,717 | #440 |
| 1978 | 337 | — | — | #435 |
| 1977 | 348 | — | — | #423 |
| 1976 | 374 | — | #7,558 | #405 |
| 1975 | 399 | — | — | #392 |
| 1974 | 393 | — | #8,023 | #394 |
| 1973 | 377 | — | — | #401 |
| 1972 | 399 | — | — | #394 |
| 1971 | 516 | — | — | #355 |
| 1970 | 547 | — | — | #346 |
| 1969 | 543 | — | — | #334 |
| 1968 | 585 | — | — | #312 |
| 1967 | 665 | — | — | #280 |
| 1966 | 795 | — | — | #257 |
| 1965 | 832 | — | #6,857 | #256 |
| 1964 | 1,028 | — | #7,113 | #237 |
| 1963 | 1,072 | — | — | #229 |
| 1962 | 1,129 | — | #5,010 | #228 |
| 1961 | 1,315 | — | #6,078 | #215 |
| 1960 | 1,397 | — | — | #205 |
| 1959 | 1,399 | — | — | #205 |
| 1958 | 1,480 | — | #6,409 | #191 |
| 1957 | 1,517 | — | — | #189 |
| 1956 | 1,617 | — | — | #180 |
| 1955 | 1,526 | — | #6,161 | #179 |
| 1954 | 1,520 | — | — | #177 |
| 1953 | 1,366 | — | — | #186 |
| 1952 | 1,347 | — | #3,922 | #184 |
| 1951 | 1,303 | — | — | #183 |
| 1950 | 1,160 | — | — | #191 |
| 1949 | 1,044 | — | — | #197 |
| 1948 | 972 | — | — | #202 |
| 1947 | 988 | — | #5,605 | #202 |
| 1946 | 884 | — | — | #197 |
| 1945 | 681 | — | — | #210 |
| 1944 | 720 | — | — | #205 |
| 1943 | 770 | — | — | #205 |
| 1942 | 832 | — | — | #193 |
| 1941 | 694 | — | #4,653 | #200 |
| 1940 | 553 | — | — | #224 |
| 1939 | 521 | — | — | #228 |
| 1938 | 536 | — | — | #224 |
| 1937 | 478 | — | — | #243 |
| 1936 | 468 | — | — | #241 |
| 1935 | 525 | — | — | #225 |
| 1934 | 550 | — | #4,540 | #220 |
| 1933 | 536 | — | — | #215 |
| 1932 | 542 | — | — | #221 |
| 1931 | 551 | — | — | #222 |
| 1930 | 606 | — | #4,811 | #215 |
| 1929 | 552 | — | — | #230 |
| 1928 | 594 | — | — | #222 |
| 1927 | 629 | — | — | #212 |
| 1926 | 593 | — | #4,036 | #228 |
| 1925 | 554 | — | — | #236 |
| 1924 | 541 | — | — | #248 |
| 1923 | 554 | — | — | #238 |
| 1922 | 547 | — | #5,301 | #242 |
| 1921 | 530 | — | — | #244 |
| 1920 | 408 | — | — | #275 |
| 1919 | 410 | — | — | #263 |
| 1918 | 447 | — | — | #252 |
| 1917 | 413 | — | — | #248 |
| 1916 | 359 | — | — | #265 |
| 1915 | 323 | — | — | #272 |
| 1914 | 236 | — | — | #291 |
| 1913 | 206 | — | #3,386 | #272 |
| 1912 | 149 | — | — | #294 |
| 1911 | 89 | — | — | #277 |
| 1910 | 49 | — | — | #366 |
| 1909 | 39 | — | — | #392 |
| 1908 | 30 | — | — | #441 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #398 |
| 1906 | 25 | — | — | #445 |
| 1905 | 25 | — | — | #435 |
| 1904 | 18 | — | — | #523 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #711 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #884 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | — | #514 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #806 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,126 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #747 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #566 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #756 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,136 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #727 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #692 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,020 |