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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gerhard

Gerhard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 448th; the most babies were born in 1917 (62). More babies were named Gerhard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191762 babies
Total since 1880
2,429babies recorded

Gerhard popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#12,7005
2010——
2000——
1990#5,12910
1980#3,94410
1970#2,08419
1960#1,49829
1950#2,36711
1940#1,09836
1930#1,01246
1920#97850
1910#1,3557
1900#9958
1890#7748
1880——

How popular is Gerhard, counting every spelling?

Gerhard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gerhard?

About 800 people born in the US named Gerhard are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 50 and 70. That makes Gerhard a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gerhard by state

How common Gerhard was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (10.2×), Wisconsin (8.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesWI0.50Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesND0.15Minnesota: 0.59 per 1,000 babiesMN0.59Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIA0.14Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNE0.09Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gerhard, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gerhard: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gerhard, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gerhard

How popular is the name Gerhard?

Gerhard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 448th; the most babies were born in 1917 (62). More babies were named Gerhard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gerhard a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,429 boys.

Where was Gerhard most popular?

In 1915–1919, Gerhard was most common in Minnesota (0.59 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and North Dakota.