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Jerald

/ˈdʒɛɹəld/ · 100% boys · 26 born in 2025

Jerald has been given to about 26,293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1942, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛɹəld/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 18,823
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerald per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1942 · 654
  • Born in 202526
  • All time26,293

How popular is Jerald?

Its best year was 1942, when 654 babies were given the name, ranking 223rd. The typical living American called Jerald is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Jerald

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gerald0.88
  2. Jerold0.80
  3. Jerrold0.78
  4. Jeramy0.65
  5. Gearld0.62
  6. Jerrod0.61
  7. Jerod0.61
  8. Reginald0.57

Middle names for Jerald

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerald Lee0.77
  2. Jerald Bryce0.76
  3. Jerald Ross0.76
  4. Jerald Quinn0.76
  5. Jerald Neal0.76
  6. Jerald Finn0.76

Sibling names for Jerald

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.94
  2. Gwensister · 0.92
  3. Myrasister · 0.90
  4. Rudybrother · 0.90
  5. Frankieeither · 0.89
  6. Tommybrother · 0.89

Where Jerald is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jerald 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, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.