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Gerald

in the US

There are 391,836 people with the first name "Gerald" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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  1. is 96th most common Catherine
  2. is 97th most common Cheryl
  3. is 98th most common Roger
  4. is 99th most common Joan
  5. is 100th most common Gerald
  6. is 101st most common Virginia
  7. is 102nd most common Keith
  8. is 103rd most common Martha
  9. is 104th most common Marie

Similar Names and Nicknames

Geraldo, Geralda, Geraldine, Geralde, Gerals, Geraldy, Geralds, Geraldi, Geraldie, Geralg

Most Common Last Names for Gerald

Smith, Johnson, Miller, Brown, Williams, Jones, Davis, Anderson, Wilson, Martin

Meaning & History

(male) From an Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from gār, gēr ‘spear’ + wald ‘rule’. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. There has been some confusion with Gerard. It died out in England at the end of the 13th century. However, it continued to be popular in Ireland, where it had been brought in the 12th century at the time of Strongbow's invasion. It was used in England in the 17th century and revived in the 19th century, along with several other long-extinct names of Norman, Old English, and Celtic origin, and is now more common than Gerard, which survived all along as an English ‘gentry’ name.

Variant: Jerrold.

Short form: Ged.

Pet forms: Gerry, Jerry.

Recent Searches for "Gerald" in the US

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Gerald Smith (943 searches)
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