How Many People Are Named Gerold?
An estimated 1,583 people in the United States have the first name Gerold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Gerold peaked in popularity in 1939 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerold 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 Gerold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Gerold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,583
About 1 in 216,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1939
90 births
Total Registered
2,965
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerold
Gerold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,965 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerold as a male name
Ranked #7,895 in 2002
8 male births in 2002
Peak: 1939 (90 births)
Gerold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerold span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 662 babies were registered. Gerold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerold by Decade
How has Gerold 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.
Gerold by State
Birth registrations for Gerold span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, New York. On average, about 34 Gerolds were registered per state.
Gerold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gerold
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gerold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerold?
We estimate approximately 1,583 people named Gerold 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 216,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerold a common name?
Gerold is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,965 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerold most popular?
Gerold reached peak popularity in 1939, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerold is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerold a male name?
Gerold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerold Smith, Gerold Johnson, Gerold 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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