The baby name Gerald appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1942 with 15,131 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Gerald has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 314 |
| 1911 | 468 |
| 1912 | 1,128 |
| 1913 | 1,376 |
| 1914 | 1,863 |
| 1915 | 2,691 |
| 1916 | 2,917 |
| 1917 | 3,223 |
| 1918 | 3,470 |
| 1919 | 3,490 |
| 1920 | 4,017 |
| 1921 | 4,256 |
| 1922 | 4,473 |
| 1923 | 4,636 |
| 1924 | 5,205 |
| 1925 | 5,558 |
| 1926 | 31 |
| 1926 | 6,348 |
| 1927 | 35 |
| 1927 | 6,738 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1928 | 6,657 |
| 1929 | 14 |
| 1929 | 7,350 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1930 | 8,070 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1931 | 8,323 |
| 1932 | 9,112 |
| 1933 | 9,479 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1934 | 9,691 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1935 | 10,710 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 11,770 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1937 | 12,160 |
| 1938 | 12,535 |
| 1939 | 12,107 |
| 1940 | 18 |
| 1940 | 12,585 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1941 | 13,733 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1942 | 15,131 |
| 1943 | 14,859 |
| 1944 | 13,135 |
| 1945 | 11,464 |
| 1946 | 11,287 |
| 1947 | 13,789 |
| 1948 | 13,278 |
| 1949 | 12,804 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1950 | 12,584 |
| 1951 | 12,154 |
| 1952 | 11,387 |
| 1953 | 11,521 |
| 1954 | 12 |
| 1954 | 10,999 |
| 1955 | 11,083 |
| 1956 | 10,751 |
| 1957 | 9,675 |
| 1958 | 8,981 |
| 1959 | 8,072 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1960 | 8,194 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1961 | 7,821 |
| 1962 | 7,563 |
| 1963 | 7,862 |
| 1964 | 7,070 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1965 | 6,606 |
| 1966 | 5,749 |
| 1967 | 5,922 |
| 1968 | 5,247 |
| 1969 | 5,157 |
| 1970 | 5,005 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1971 | 4,075 |
| 1972 | 3,256 |
| 1973 | 2,969 |
| 1974 | 2,739 |
| 1975 | 2,679 |
| 1976 | 2,357 |
| 1977 | 2,612 |
| 1978 | 2,154 |
| 1979 | 2,139 |
| 1980 | 2,156 |
| 1981 | 1,847 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1982 | 1,898 |
| 1983 | 1,741 |
| 1984 | 1,472 |
| 1985 | 1,379 |
| 1986 | 1,769 |
| 1987 | 1,515 |
| 1988 | 1,435 |
| 1989 | 1,548 |
| 1990 | 1,484 |
| 1991 | 1,272 |
| 1992 | 1,311 |
| 1993 | 1,295 |
| 1994 | 1,061 |
| 1995 | 966 |
| 1996 | 913 |
| 1997 | 830 |
| 1998 | 741 |
| 1999 | 769 |
| 2000 | 712 |
| 2001 | 650 |
| 2002 | 606 |
| 2003 | 525 |
| 2004 | 676 |
| 2005 | 532 |
| 2006 | 523 |
| 2007 | 473 |
| 2008 | 420 |
| 2009 | 413 |
| 2010 | 358 |
| 2011 | 330 |
| 2012 | 336 |
| 2013 | 329 |
| 2014 | 286 |
| 2015 | 349 |
| 2016 | 322 |
| 2017 | 308 |
| 2018 | 250 |
| 2019 | 218 |
| 2020 | 187 |
| 2021 | 235 |
| 2022 | 188 |
| 2023 | 162 |
| 2024 | 140 |