How Many People Are Named Gerad?
An estimated 564 people in the United States have the first name Gerad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Gerad peaked in popularity in 1982 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gerad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
564
About 1 in 607,720 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1982
35 births
Total Registered
594
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerad
Gerad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 594 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerad as a male name
Ranked #12,770 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1982 (35 births)
Gerad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerad span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 255 babies were registered. Gerad has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerad by Decade
How has Gerad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gerad by State
Gerad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerad
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerad?
We estimate approximately 564 people named Gerad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 607,720 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerad a common name?
Gerad is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 594 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerad most popular?
Gerad reached peak popularity in 1982, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerad is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerad a male name?
Gerad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerad Smith, Gerad Johnson, Gerad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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