Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Gerald (masculine) | Gerald (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #977 | 0.012 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #770 | 0.015 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #491 | 0.024 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #287 | 0.048 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #176 | 0.081 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #104 | 0.153 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #62 | 0.282 | #1996 | 0.002 | ||
| 1950 | #46 | 0.403 | #1761 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #26 | 0.682 | #1329 | 0.003 | ||
| 1930 | #21 | 0.763 | #1061 | 0.004 | ||
| 1920 | #44 | 0.391 | #1335 | 0.003 | ||
| 1910 | #77 | 0.238 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #109 | 0.137 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #195 | 0.061 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #366 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
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