How Many People Are Named Gerardo?
An estimated 52,173 people in the United States have the first name Gerardo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Gerardo peaked in popularity in 2000 with 1,713 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerardo 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 Gerardo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Gerardo is overwhelmingly male, 239 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
52,173
About 1 in 6,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2000
1,713 births
Total Registered
54,851
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerardo
Gerardo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 54,851 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Gerardo as a male name
Ranked #593 in 2024
482 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (1,703 births)
Gerardo as a female name
Ranked #16,616 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1991 (16 births)
Gerardo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerardo span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,599 babies were registered. Gerardo has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerardo by Decade
How has Gerardo 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.
Gerardo by State
Birth registrations for Gerardo span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri. On average, about 1,402 Gerardos were registered per state.
Gerardo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerardo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerardo
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerardo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerardo?
We estimate approximately 52,173 people named Gerardo 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 6,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerardo a common name?
Gerardo is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54,851 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerardo most popular?
Gerardo reached peak popularity in 2000, when 1,713 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerardo is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerardo a male name?
Gerardo is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerardo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerardo Smith, Gerardo Johnson, Gerardo 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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