Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Gerardo name popularity since 1925
55,027 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gerardo. Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Gerardo is about 29 years old in 2026. Gerardo peaked in 2000 as the #211 name for boys, and it ranked #678 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 55,027
- Named Gerardo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #678
- for boys in 2025 (401 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 239 girls · 54,788 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Gerardo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gerardo births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Gerardo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Gerardo became 2× more common, from 1 in 4,180 baby boys to 1 in 2,110.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gerardo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gerardo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gerardo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 111 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 197 | #1,559 |
| 1940s | 0 | 344 | #976 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,284 | #596 |
| 1960s | 5 | 2,923 | #429 |
| 1970s | 68 | 5,657 | #263 |
| 1980s | 68 | 7,242 | #289 |
| 1990s | 83 | 13,495 | #226 |
| 2000s | 15 | 13,584 | #253 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,082 | #418 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,869 | #678 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.4% of babies named Gerardo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gerardo is most popular
The index compares Gerardo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gerardo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.94× | 16,340 |
| California | 3.63× | 20,303 |
| Arizona | 3.19× | 2,183 |
| Nevada | 2.67× | 502 |
| New Mexico | 1.70× | 495 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gerardo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gerardo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gerardo (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data