Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jerald

#720 most common boys' name of all time · #1,610 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1909–2025

Rank among boys
#720
Rank overall
#1,610 of 105,966
First appeared
1909
Years on the list
117 of 146
All-time
26,293
Since 2016
309
Peak year
1942 #223
Best rank
#223 1942
Girls Boys peak 654/yr
192019401960198020002020

Jerald first appears in 1909. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 26 26 #4,060
2024 — 28 28 #3,905
2023 — 24 24 #4,352
2022 — 24 24 #4,321
2021 — 28 28 #3,828
2020 — 35 35 #3,215
2019 — 33 33 #3,437
2018 — 37 37 #3,114
2017 — 39 39 #3,014
2016 — 35 35 #3,241
2015 — 34 34 #3,305
2014 — 38 38 #2,989
2013 — 36 36 #3,069
2012 — 51 51 #2,451
2011 — 38 38 #3,006
2010 — 44 44 #2,741
2009 — 55 55 #2,353
2008 — 59 59 #2,239
2007 — 71 71 #1,975
2006 — 51 51 #2,406
2005 — 61 61 #2,040
2004 — 56 56 #2,105
2003 — 79 79 #1,595
2002 — 63 63 #1,821
2001 — 99 99 #1,320
2000 — 74 74 #1,588
1999 — 77 77 #1,482
1998 — 90 90 #1,324
1997 — 90 90 #1,275
1996 — 107 107 #1,113
1995 — 97 97 #1,174
1994 — 126 126 #989
1993 — 118 118 #1,010
1992 5 148 153 #870
1991 — 147 147 #868
1990 — 158 158 #810
1989 — 164 164 #775
1988 — 189 189 #686
1987 — 129 129 #820
1986 — 142 142 #763
1985 — 145 145 #733
1984 — 123 123 #781
1983 — 168 168 #661
1982 — 180 180 #645
1981 — 202 202 #601
1980 — 193 193 #630
1979 — 195 195 #612
1978 — 180 180 #623
1977 — 219 219 #565
1976 5 233 238 #530
1975 — 208 208 #562
1974 — 238 238 #512
1973 — 279 279 #472
1972 — 294 294 #457
1971 — 320 320 #455
1970 — 430 430 #388
1969 6 415 421 #384
1968 5 341 346 #415
1967 — 374 374 #393
1966 — 425 425 #366
1965 — 402 402 #391
1964 — 440 440 #377
1963 — 422 422 #387
1962 — 462 462 #375
1961 5 445 450 #374
1960 5 406 411 #391
1959 6 412 418 #390
1958 — 482 482 #348
1957 — 498 498 #339
1956 — 501 501 #332
1955 6 535 541 #319
1954 — 503 503 #322
1953 — 541 541 #306
1952 5 555 560 #302
1951 6 536 542 #301
1950 6 509 515 #300
1949 — 584 584 #283
1948 — 548 548 #292
1947 5 609 614 #274
1946 — 564 564 #269
1945 6 527 533 #251
1944 7 547 554 #246
1943 — 623 623 #231
1942 7 647 654 #223
1941 — 559 559 #230
1940 — 502 502 #240
1939 6 455 461 #253
1938 — 420 420 #269
1937 — 411 411 #268
1936 5 394 399 #271
1935 — 294 294 #315
1934 — 288 288 #319
1933 — 263 263 #331
1932 6 256 262 #347
1931 — 246 246 #354
1930 — 191 191 #429
1929 — 179 179 #443
1928 — 144 144 #506
1927 — 123 123 #559
1926 — 124 124 #547
1925 — 109 109 #607
1924 — 84 84 #725
1923 — 78 78 #743
1922 — 113 113 #610
1921 — 78 78 #759
1920 — 59 59 #902
1919 — 58 58 #875
1918 — 59 59 #867
1917 — 61 61 #820
1916 — 54 54 #863
1915 — 34 34 #1,123
1914 — 30 30 #1,049
1913 — 22 22 #1,109
1912 — 19 19 #1,094
1911 — 10 10 #1,188
1910 — 9 9 #1,189
1909 — 5 5 #1,665