Over the past 110 years, 442 885 boys and 208 girls have been named Gerald. The name Gerald ranks 66th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gerald in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Gerald came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.