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Gerald

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Gerald: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Gerald: Recorded since 1955, it reached #57 in 1964, and it stood at #2,269 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #680 to #3830.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#680#3830
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#680
1997#874
1998#1000
1999#1281
2000#918
2001#1078
2002#1128
2003#865
2004#1347
2005#1456
2006#1224
2007#1756
2008#1511
2009#1568
2010#2199
2011#3830
2012#1589
2013#1920
2014#2248
2015#2150
2016#1903
2017#2734
2018#1991
2019#2488
2020#1548
2021#2493
2022#2165
2023#2007
2024#1859
2025#2269

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 51 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.

In 2023: #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2007 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #90 among boys in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2023

    Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2269 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #57 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Gerald's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#226910HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#185913HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#216510HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#154815HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#27347HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#215010HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#158915HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#156814HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#151114HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#122417HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#86523HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#112814HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#91817HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#100014HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#87417HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#68023HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#9752HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#9052HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2765HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2993HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2205HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2215HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#1699HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3028HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#2518HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2905HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2805HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#19614HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#19214HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#2229HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#16715HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#16918HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#18015HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#17514HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#16119HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#15917HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#14124HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#14423HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#13529HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#13031HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#13726HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#11645HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#11842HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#12832HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#11646HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#12736HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#10759HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#11048HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#11246HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#9272HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#10849HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#9957HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#10452HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#9373HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#8080HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#9455HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#7569HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#7373HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#6482HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#6478HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#5794HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Gerald is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Gerald, between 1955 and 2025, in 64 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1955–19572#90 in 1955
Republic of Ireland1964–202351#57 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#680 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20117#169 in 1997

Its high point came 42 years earlier in New Zealand (1955) than in Northern Ireland (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1957; it appears again in 1964.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #57 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.