NameTides

Gerard

Gerard was the #1,708 boys' name in the US in 2025 (95 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Gerard as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Gerard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Gerard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,708 (95)#1,538 (17)#647 (4)#270 (6)#348 (11)#3,153 (5)—
2024#1,530 (115)#1,675 (15)#727 (3)#305 (5)#252 (17)#1,654 (12)—
2023#1,408 (130)#1,461 (17)—#249 (7)#303 (14)#1,810 (10)—
2022#1,425 (128)#1,534 (16)#703 (3)#285 (6)#306 (14)#2,052 (8)—
2021#1,479 (121)#1,184 (23)—#266 (7)#296 (15)#1,653 (11)—
2020#1,451 (119)#1,230 (21)—#231 (8)#280 (16)#1,454 (13)—
2019#1,479 (116)#1,869 (12)#609 (4)#254 (7)#164 (35)——
2018#1,238 (149)#1,158 (23)#516 (5)#178 (13)#262 (18)#1,471 (12)—
2017#1,164 (161)#1,398 (18)#532 (5)#165 (15)#210 (27)#1,510 (12)—
2016#1,183 (160)#946 (31)#532 (5)#148 (19)#209 (27)#2,182 (7)—
2015#1,086 (180)#1,074 (26)—#201 (11)#228 (24)#1,681 (10)—
2014#1,012 (202)#1,035 (27)#533 (5)#184 (13)#164 (40)#1,003 (21)—
2013#1,047 (183)#1,044 (26)—#180 (13)#197 (31)#1,654 (10)—
2012#1,090 (171)#962 (30)#669 (3)#138 (20)#174 (39)#1,781 (9)—
2011#1,082 (172)#958 (29)#364 (9)#155 (17)#198 (31)#1,268 (15)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1956 at #180.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1886.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gerard is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gerard by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Gerard (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Gerard (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GerardCanadaBoys#3,1535
GerardEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
GerardIrelandBoys#34811
GerardNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
GerardNSWBoys—too few
GerardScotlandBoys#6474
GerardUSGirls—too few
GerardUSBoys#1,70895