Gerardo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gerardo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gerardo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gerardo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gerardo is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave with a spear”. The Spanish and Italian form of Gerard.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 55,254 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 Gerardo per year, United States (1906 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (1,713/yr).
Gerardo has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #393 nationally (given to 1,713 babies that year).
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