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Gerardo

/dʒɚˈɑɹdoʊ/ · 100% boys · #678 in the US for boys, 2025

Gerardo has been given to about 55,254 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒɚˈɑɹdoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 50,749
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gerardo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 1,713
  • Born in 2025401
  • All time55,254

How popular is Gerardo?

Gerardo ranks 678th among American boys in 2025, with 401 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 1,713 babies were given the name, ranking 211th. The typical living American called Gerardo is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Gerardo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bernardo0.81
  2. Everardo0.78
  3. Gerard0.74
  4. Edgardo0.76
  5. Fernando0.72
  6. Genaro0.73
  7. Leonardo0.68
  8. Edwardo0.68

Middle names for Gerardo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gerardo Paul0.85
  2. Gerardo Lee0.85
  3. Gerardo Dean0.84
  4. Gerardo Blake0.84
  5. Gerardo Bryce0.84
  6. Gerardo Wade0.84

Sibling names for Gerardo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marcosbrother · 0.99
  2. Enriquebrother · 0.99
  3. Juliobrother · 0.98
  4. Abbysister · 0.98
  5. Alejandrasister · 0.98
  6. Carolinasister · 0.97

Where Gerardo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.04%
  2. Nebraska0.04%
  3. Texas0.04%
  4. Oregon0.03%
  5. California0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gerardo White0.80
  2. Gerardo Reyes0.80
  3. Gerardo Nguyen0.80
  4. Gerardo Lee0.80
  5. Gerardo Hill0.80
  6. Gerardo Hall0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gerardo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Gerardo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.