Gerardo
Italian and Spanish form of Gerard, a Germanic name joining ger, spear, with hard, brave or hardy.
Gerardo in 2025
Gerardo was given to 401 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,372nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,268 babies born.
The history of Gerardo
Gerardo reached its highest point in 2000, when 1,713 babies were given the name, ranking 393rd that year.
Across the 120 years of records since 1906, 55,254 babies have been named Gerardo. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Gerardo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Gerardo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 3,082 |
| 1910s | 111 | 2,836 |
| 1920s | 217 | 2,610 |
| 1930s | 197 | 2,552 |
| 1940s | 344 | 2,040 |
| 1950s | 1,284 | 1,227 |
| 1960s | 2,928 | 914 |
| 1970s | 5,725 | 565 |
| 1980s | 7,310 | 552 |
| 1990s | 13,578 | 403 |
| 2000s | 13,599 | 393 |
| 2010s | 7,082 | 726 |
| 2020s | 2,869 | 1,131 |
Where Gerardo is heading
Gerardo has fallen 46% over the past decade, from 744 babies in 2015 to 401 in 2025.
Names like Gerardo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Gerardo.