Jerald is an established boys' name that peaked in 1942 and has since faded.
Jerald is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,081 for boy births in the United States (and #8,725 across all names), given to 26 babies. Jerald first appears in 1909 and peaked in 1942 (647 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,081 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,927 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,398 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,364 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,864 |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,236 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,452 |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,131 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,038 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,258 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,325 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,009 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,090 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,466 |
| 2011 | 38 | 43 | — | #3,025 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,759 |
| 2009 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,367 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,247 |
| 2007 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,988 |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,428 |
| 2005 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,048 |
| 2004 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,119 |
| 2003 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,600 |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,826 |
| 2001 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,321 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,594 |
| 1999 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,482 |
| 1998 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,327 |
| 1997 | 90 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1996 | 107 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1995 | 97 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1994 | 126 | — | — | #989 |
| 1993 | 118 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1992 | 153 | — | #14,184 | #868 |
| 1991 | 147 | — | — | #869 |
| 1990 | 158 | — | — | #811 |
| 1989 | 164 | — | — | #774 |
| 1988 | 189 | — | — | #684 |
| 1987 | 129 | — | — | #822 |
| 1986 | 142 | — | — | #764 |
| 1985 | 145 | — | — | #734 |
| 1984 | 123 | — | — | #781 |
| 1983 | 168 | — | — | #660 |
| 1982 | 180 | — | — | #644 |
| 1981 | 202 | — | — | #601 |
| 1980 | 193 | — | — | #630 |
| 1979 | 195 | — | — | #612 |
| 1978 | 180 | — | — | #623 |
| 1977 | 219 | — | — | #565 |
| 1976 | 238 | — | #9,882 | #530 |
| 1975 | 208 | — | — | #562 |
| 1974 | 238 | — | — | #512 |
| 1973 | 279 | — | — | #471 |
| 1972 | 294 | — | — | #457 |
| 1971 | 320 | — | — | #455 |
| 1970 | 430 | — | — | #388 |
| 1969 | 421 | — | #6,972 | #384 |
| 1968 | 346 | — | #7,467 | #415 |
| 1967 | 374 | — | — | #393 |
| 1966 | 425 | — | — | #366 |
| 1965 | 402 | — | — | #391 |
| 1964 | 440 | — | — | #377 |
| 1963 | 422 | — | — | #386 |
| 1962 | 462 | — | — | #375 |
| 1961 | 450 | — | #6,991 | #374 |
| 1960 | 411 | — | #6,760 | #391 |
| 1959 | 418 | — | #5,856 | #390 |
| 1958 | 482 | — | — | #348 |
| 1957 | 498 | — | — | #339 |
| 1956 | 501 | — | — | #332 |
| 1955 | 541 | — | #5,481 | #319 |
| 1954 | 503 | — | — | #322 |
| 1953 | 541 | — | — | #306 |
| 1952 | 560 | — | #5,933 | #300 |
| 1951 | 542 | — | #5,102 | #301 |
| 1950 | 515 | — | #4,981 | #300 |
| 1949 | 584 | — | — | #282 |
| 1948 | 548 | — | — | #291 |
| 1947 | 614 | — | #5,672 | #274 |
| 1946 | 564 | — | — | #269 |
| 1945 | 533 | — | #4,258 | #251 |
| 1944 | 554 | — | #3,870 | #246 |
| 1943 | 623 | — | — | #231 |
| 1942 | 654 | — | #3,907 | #223 |
| 1941 | 559 | — | — | #229 |
| 1940 | 502 | — | — | #240 |
| 1939 | 461 | — | #3,998 | #253 |
| 1938 | 420 | — | — | #268 |
| 1937 | 411 | — | — | #268 |
| 1936 | 399 | — | #4,507 | #271 |
| 1935 | 294 | — | — | #315 |
| 1934 | 288 | — | — | #318 |
| 1933 | 263 | — | — | #331 |
| 1932 | 262 | — | #4,136 | #345 |
| 1931 | 246 | — | — | #354 |
| 1930 | 191 | — | — | #427 |
| 1929 | 179 | — | — | #442 |
| 1928 | 144 | — | — | #505 |
| 1927 | 123 | — | — | #558 |
| 1926 | 124 | — | — | #545 |
| 1925 | 109 | — | — | #605 |
| 1924 | 84 | — | — | #724 |
| 1923 | 78 | — | — | #741 |
| 1922 | 113 | — | — | #610 |
| 1921 | 78 | — | — | #757 |
| 1920 | 59 | — | — | #899 |
| 1919 | 58 | — | — | #869 |
| 1918 | 59 | — | — | #863 |
| 1917 | 61 | — | — | #814 |
| 1916 | 54 | — | — | #860 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1913 | 22 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,575 |