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How popular is the name Gerald?
Births per year, rank history and how many Geralds are alive today.
Gerald (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 10 in 2025, ranked 2269th. The name peaked in 1924, when around 1,500 babies were given the name, the 51st most popular that year. It has declined since 1924; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 84,000 babies have been named Gerald in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Gerald include Jerry.
The Gerald you are most likely to meet is around 73 years old. Half of all Geralds born in England and Wales are between 57 and 80, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 11% chance that at least one of them will be called Gerald.
How many babies are named Gerald each year?
Where does Gerald rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Gerald most popular?
Gerald peaked in 1924, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Gerald?
At least 35,000 people named Gerald born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Gerald?
Most living Geralds are between 57 and 80; the most common age is about 73.
Is Gerald becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.