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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gerold

Gerold was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 614th with 90 babies. More babies were named Gerold in the 1940s 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
193990 babies
Total since 1880
2,966babies recorded

Gerold 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——
2010——
2000——
1990#4,49812
1980#2,65318
1970#1,38237
1960#1,16945
1950#92456
1940#86553
1930#90055
1920#1,91418
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gerold, counting every spelling?

Gerold has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gerold?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Gerold are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 77. That makes Gerold 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.

Gerold by state

How common Gerold was among boys born in each state in 1937–1941, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.6×), Michigan (2.2×), Illinois (1.6×). In 41 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: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesWI0.16Vermont: 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: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMN0.10Illinois: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMI0.14New 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 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: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesKS0.20Arkansas: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: 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, Gerold, boys, 1937–1941. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Gerold

How popular is the name Gerold?

Gerold was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 614th with 90 babies. More babies were named Gerold in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Gerold a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,966 boys.

Where was Gerold most popular?

In 1937–1941, Gerold was most common in Kansas (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Michigan.