boy's name

Gerold

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,971

Gerold is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2002 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1939, when 90 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gerold over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gerold by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 115
1920s 289
1930s 585
1940s 663
1950s 577
1960s 362
1970s 188
1980s 117
1990s 56
2000s (to 2002) 14

How popular is Gerold?

In 2002, Gerold was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gerold is used

France #2,538 5 in 1984
United States #7,918 8 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gerold

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gerold also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gerold over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gerold

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gerold — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gerold

How popular is the name Gerold?

In 2002, Gerold was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gerold a girl's or a boy's name?

Gerold is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gerold?

Gerold has 2 syllables.

When was Gerold most popular?

Gerold peaked in 1939, when 90 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.