Gerard is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gerard means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gerard across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gerard has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gerard is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave with a spear”. From Germanic elements ger and hard.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 58,932 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 692 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,226 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 509 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 14,484 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 614 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gerard per year, United States (1886 to 2025). United States peaked in 1956 (1,617/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1965 (837/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1974 (81/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (51/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (42/yr).
Gerard has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1956, when it ranked #383 nationally (given to 1,617 babies that year).
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