Jerald is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jerald means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jerald across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jerald has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jerald is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “spear ruler”. A variant of Gerald, from ger meaning spear and wald meaning rule.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 26,293 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 13 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 Jerald per year, United States (1909 to 2025). United States peaked in 1942 (654/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (4/yr).
Jerald has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1942, when it ranked #493 nationally (given to 654 babies that year).
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