Gerard

“Brave with the spear” — Germanic (Frankish, via Old French) origin

Boy's name · #1713 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Gerard — on the books since 1886, #1713 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 59,000 boys share it. Gerard's short forms are Jerry and Jheri. Earlier generations knew Gerry — the standard of the 1950s.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Gerards

Gérard Depardieu — French actor (born 1948)
Gerard Piqué — Spanish association football player
Gerard 't Hooft — Dutch theoretical physicist
Gerard Butler — Scottish actor and film producer
Gérard de Nerval — French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

In stories & tradition

Gerard DuGalle — StarCraft universe
Gérard de Villefort — The Count of Monte Cristo
Gerard — The Chronicles of Amber

What Gerards become

Among 4,636 notable people named Gerard:

Political leaders appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gérard Latortue, Haitian Prime Minister (1934–2023).

Similar names: Gerardo · Denis · Gerald · Karl · Bernard · Gilbert

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