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Gerard Name Origin: English
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Pronunciation: ge-ra-rd
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Infographic of Gerard name meaning, which is “The tough spearman,” from the Germanic ger (spear) and hart (hard, tough).
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Gerard Name Popularity
How popular is the name Gerard? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
310 |
31 |
0.0088% |
| 1911 |
252 |
66 |
0.0177% |
| 1912 |
271 |
127 |
0.0252% |
| 1913 |
265 |
170 |
0.03% |
| 1914 |
288 |
195 |
0.028% |
| 1915 |
267 |
299 |
0.0329% |
| 1916 |
265 |
319 |
0.033% |
| 1917 |
250 |
372 |
0.0372% |
| 1918 |
249 |
419 |
0.039% |
| 1919 |
262 |
386 |
0.0369% |
| 1920 |
274 |
373 |
0.0335% |
| 1921 |
246 |
493 |
0.0431% |
| 1922 |
239 |
514 |
0.0461% |
| 1923 |
236 |
526 |
0.047% |
| 1924 |
245 |
515 |
0.0443% |
| 1925 |
234 |
523 |
0.0463% |
| 1926 |
228 |
562 |
0.0511% |
| 1927 |
210 |
610 |
0.0551% |
| 1928 |
223 |
559 |
0.0522% |
| 1929 |
228 |
522 |
0.0504% |
| 1930 |
216 |
576 |
0.0551% |
| 1931 |
223 |
523 |
0.053% |
| 1932 |
221 |
513 |
0.0519% |
| 1933 |
211 |
510 |
0.0547% |
| 1934 |
220 |
516 |
0.0534% |
| 1935 |
224 |
495 |
0.0509% |
| 1936 |
237 |
447 |
0.0464% |
| 1937 |
238 |
451 |
0.0458% |
| 1938 |
225 |
496 |
0.0485% |
| 1939 |
228 |
487 |
0.0479% |
| 1940 |
222 |
529 |
0.0498% |
| 1941 |
200 |
662 |
0.0588% |
| 1942 |
194 |
789 |
0.0625% |
| 1943 |
206 |
731 |
0.056% |
| 1944 |
207 |
673 |
0.0543% |
| 1945 |
211 |
639 |
0.0524% |
| 1946 |
198 |
841 |
0.057% |
| 1947 |
203 |
943 |
0.0565% |
| 1948 |
206 |
917 |
0.0574% |
| 1949 |
200 |
991 |
0.0616% |
| 1950 |
191 |
1,120 |
0.0696% |
| 1951 |
185 |
1,270 |
0.0749% |
| 1952 |
184 |
1,305 |
0.0748% |
| 1953 |
188 |
1,319 |
0.0745% |
| 1954 |
179 |
1,469 |
0.0804% |
| 1955 |
181 |
1,470 |
0.0799% |
| 1956 |
180 |
1,580 |
0.0837% |
| 1957 |
190 |
1,478 |
0.0768% |
| 1958 |
193 |
1,428 |
0.0756% |
| 1959 |
205 |
1,354 |
0.0713% |
| 1960 |
205 |
1,356 |
0.0716% |
| 1961 |
215 |
1,283 |
0.068% |
| 1962 |
230 |
1,090 |
0.0594% |
| 1963 |
230 |
1,033 |
0.0575% |
| 1964 |
240 |
986 |
0.056% |
| 1965 |
260 |
773 |
0.0473% |
| 1966 |
258 |
754 |
0.0483% |
| 1967 |
284 |
605 |
0.0399% |
| 1968 |
317 |
534 |
0.0356% |
| 1969 |
334 |
502 |
0.0326% |
| 1970 |
347 |
503 |
0.0316% |
| 1971 |
356 |
470 |
0.0313% |
| 1972 |
406 |
336 |
0.0247% |
| 1973 |
408 |
322 |
0.0248% |
| 1974 |
405 |
322 |
0.0248% |
| 1975 |
395 |
344 |
0.0268% |
| 1976 |
402 |
326 |
0.0253% |
| 1977 |
425 |
304 |
0.0226% |
| 1978 |
428 |
297 |
0.0221% |
| 1979 |
444 |
289 |
0.0205% |
| 1980 |
455 |
298 |
0.0204% |
| 1981 |
471 |
269 |
0.0183% |
| 1982 |
447 |
318 |
0.0213% |
| 1983 |
483 |
257 |
0.0174% |
| 1984 |
466 |
281 |
0.0189% |
| 1985 |
474 |
285 |
0.0188% |
| 1986 |
481 |
287 |
0.019% |
| 1987 |
493 |
278 |
0.0182% |
| 1988 |
515 |
271 |
0.0174% |
| 1989 |
532 |
281 |
0.0174% |
| 1990 |
545 |
293 |
0.0177% |
| 1991 |
580 |
263 |
0.0161% |
| 1992 |
634 |
215 |
0.0135% |
| 1993 |
650 |
204 |
0.0131% |
| 1994 |
655 |
204 |
0.0133% |
| 1995 |
702 |
178 |
0.0118% |
| 1996 |
766 |
144 |
0.0096% |
| 1997 |
757 |
149 |
0.0101% |
| 1998 |
820 |
132 |
0.0088% |
| 1999 |
826 |
136 |
0.0091% |
| 2000 |
793 |
157 |
0.0103% |
| 2001 |
950 |
113 |
0.0075% |
| 2002 |
939 |
120 |
0.008% |
| 2003 |
1,053 |
96 |
0.0063% |
| 2004 |
1,140 |
84 |
0.0055% |
| 2005 |
1,231 |
75 |
0.0049% |
| 2006 |
1,281 |
73 |
0.0047% |
| 2007 |
1,481 |
52 |
0.0033% |
| 2008 |
1,197 |
92 |
0.006% |
| 2009 |
1,217 |
87 |
0.0058% |
| 2010 |
1,100 |
111 |
0.0077% |
| 2011 |
1,007 |
131 |
0.0092% |
| 2012 |
1,038 |
121 |
0.0085% |
| 2013 |
1,007 |
130 |
0.0091% |
| 2014 |
989 |
144 |
0.0099% |
| 2015 |
1,083 |
113 |
0.0078% |
| 2016 |
1,103 |
108 |
0.0075% |
| 2017 |
1,117 |
101 |
0.0072% |
| 2018 |
1,148 |
94 |
0.0068% |
| 2019 |
1,287 |
71 |
0.0052% |
| 2020 |
1,323 |
83 |
0.0065% |
| 2021 |
1,557 |
62 |
0.0051% |
| 2022 |
1,478 |
72 |
0.0055% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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What names are diminutives of Gerard?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Gerard sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gerard, but shorter.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Gerry
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A diminutive form of Gerard.
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English
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What names are variants of Gerard?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gerard.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Garrard
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Spear-hard; spear-brave
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English
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Garrat
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Spear brave
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English
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Garratt
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Spear brave
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English
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Garrett
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Spear rule
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English
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Gearard
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Spear brave
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English
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Gerardo
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Spear brave
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English
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Geraud
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Spear ruler; spear brave
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German
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Gerhard
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Spear-hard; spear-brave; spear ruler; spear brave
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German
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Gerhardt
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Spear-hard; spear-brave; spear brave
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English
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Gerhart
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Spear brave
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English
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Gerrard
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Spear ruler; spear brave
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German
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Gerri
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Spear ruler; spear brave
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German
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Gerry
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A diminutive form of Gerard.
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English
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What names sound like Gerard?
If you like how Gerard sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gerard.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Jarrard
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Descending
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Hebrew
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Jerrard
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French
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Siblings of Gerard
Mamas with kids named Gerard also have kids with these names.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Wyatt
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Brave in battle
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English
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Lane
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Pathway
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English
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Gene
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Well-born, noble
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Greek
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