Gerard Popularity
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Falling
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #481 |
| 1997 | #462 |
| 1998 | #657 |
| 1999 | #679 |
| 2000 | #794 |
| 2001 | #883 |
| 2002 | #600 |
| 2003 | #731 |
| 2004 | #790 |
| 2005 | #1047 |
| 2006 | #1048 |
| 2007 | #1506 |
| 2008 | #867 |
| 2009 | #1358 |
| 2010 | #1201 |
| 2011 | #958 |
| 2012 | #962 |
| 2013 | #1044 |
| 2014 | #1035 |
| 2015 | #1074 |
| 2016 | #946 |
| 2017 | #1398 |
| 2018 | #1158 |
| 2019 | #1869 |
| 2020 | #1230 |
| 2021 | #1184 |
| 2022 | #1534 |
| 2023 | #1461 |
| 2024 | #1675 |
| 2025 | #1538 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Boys
Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.
In 2025: #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1538 among boys in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #87 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | male | #1538 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #1675 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #1461 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #1534 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #1184 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #1230 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #1869 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #1158 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #1398 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #946 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #1074 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #1035 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #1044 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #962 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #958 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #1201 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #1358 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #867 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #1506 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #1048 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #1047 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #790 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #731 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #600 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #883 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #794 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #679 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #657 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #462 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #481 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 75 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #85 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #93 | 66 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 79 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #85 | 82 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #100 | 60 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 74 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 66 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | male | #100 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | male | #95 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | male | #94 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | male | #90 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | male | #84 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #305 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #249 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #285 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #266 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #231 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #254 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #178 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #165 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #148 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #201 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #184 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #180 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #138 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #155 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #183 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #148 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #147 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #120 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #100 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #137 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #125 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #119 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #103 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #87 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #107 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #95 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #76 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #57 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #348 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #252 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #303 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #306 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #296 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #280 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #164 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #262 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #210 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #209 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #228 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #164 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #197 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #174 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #198 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #214 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #214 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #152 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #134 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #132 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #131 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #132 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #101 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #104 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #88 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #81 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #79 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #79 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #71 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #61 | 123 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | male | #58 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | male | #58 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | male | #54 | 156 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | male | #41 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | male | #37 | 213 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | male | #35 | 232 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | male | #34 | 276 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | male | #35 | 299 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | male | #29 | 343 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | male | #27 | 345 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #28 | 341 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | male | #26 | 386 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #24 | 408 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | male | #25 | 408 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | male | #21 | 429 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | male | #22 | 397 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | male | #17 | 415 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | male | #18 | 443 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | male | #20 | 422 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | male | #18 | 456 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | male | #22 | 421 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | male | #16 | 486 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | male | #16 | 503 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | male | #16 | 524 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | male | #11 | 637 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | male | #12 | 555 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | male | #11 | 607 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | male | #10 | 684 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | male | #10 | 749 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | male | #10 | 837 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | male | #10 | 815 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #727 | 3 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.