Gerardo
Gerardo is a boy name family recorded 633,417 times in 20 countries since 1882. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#61 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1949, at 2,245.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Gérard (France, United States, Ireland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Gerardo
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard | French | 379,640 | 🇫🇷 France | #3751 | 1949 | ▲ 27 % |
| Gérard | French | 58,932 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1708 | 1956 | ▼ 41 % |
| Gérard | French | 14,484 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #348 | 1965 | ▼ 38 % |
| Gérard | French | 11,352 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #61 | 2001 | ▼ 65 % |
| Gérard | French | 8,883 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2012 | – |
| Gérard | French | 3,067 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1517 | 1958 | ▼ 2 % |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 82,072 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #718 | 1981 | ▼ 61 % |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 55,254 | 🇺🇸 United States | #678 | 2000 | ▼ 40 % |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 5,263 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1961 | – |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 205 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1967 | – |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 170 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1970 | – |
| Gerardo | Spanish | 12 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1999 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 2,499 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 2,429 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1885 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 181 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1960 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 140 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1944 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 33 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1962 | – |
| Gerhard | German | 13 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1947 | – |
| Gearoid | English | 1,864 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #244 | 1993 | ▲ 12 % |
| Gellért | Hungarian | 1,533 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #76 | 2025 | – |
| Gerrard | English | 634 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10695 | 2014 | ▼ 25 % |
| Gerrard | English | 235 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2006 | ▼ 39 % |
| Gerrard | English | 118 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1942 | – |
| Gerrard | English | 33 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1971 | – |
| Gerrard | English | 28 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1975 | – |
Names with a similar trajectory
Their popularity curve in France correlates closely with Gerardo's.
How we grouped these names
- Gérard ↔ Gerardo — checked by hand
- Gérard ↔ Gellért — checked by hand
- Gérard ↔ Gearoid — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Gérard ↔ Gerhard — spelling variant
- Gérard ↔ Gerrard — spelling variant
Questions about Gerardo
How popular is the name Gerardo?
In 2025 it ranked #61 in Catalonia. Official registers record 633,417 births across 20 countries.
What is Gerardo in other languages?
Gérard (French); Gerhard (German); Gearoid (English); Gellért (Hungarian); Gerrard (English).
When was Gerardo most popular?
It peaked in France in 1949, at 2,245.7 births per 100,000.
Is Gerardo a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Gerardo is a boy name.