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Gerrald

/ˈdʒɛɹəld/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1989

Gerrald has been given to about 166 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1949, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹəld/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 119
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gerrald per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1949 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time166

How popular is Gerrald?

Its best year was 1949, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2267th. The typical living American called Gerrald is about 72 years old today.

Names that sound like Gerrald

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gerald0.97
  2. Jerald0.85
  3. Gerard0.79
  4. Gearld0.76
  5. Jerrold0.69
  6. Jerold0.66
  7. Gerardo0.61
  8. Reginald0.57

Middle names for Gerrald

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gerrald John0.77
  2. Gerrald Lee0.77
  3. Gerrald Bryce0.76
  4. Gerrald Ross0.76
  5. Gerrald Quinn0.76
  6. Gerrald Neal0.76

Sibling names for Gerrald

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.61
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.57
  3. Waynebrother · 0.56
  4. Bonniesister · 0.56
  5. Dennisbrother · 0.56
  6. Tommybrother · 0.55

Where Gerrald is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gerrald Anderson0.74
    2. Gerrald White0.72
    3. Gerrald Reyes0.72
    4. Gerrald Nguyen0.72
    5. Gerrald Moore0.72
    6. Gerrald Lee0.72

    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 Gerrald

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.