Baby name

Jerald

Boy

Classic name

The high point came in 1942, with 647 births and the No. 223 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 117 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 4049.

26,191births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 223rank at its peak, in 1942

Where babies named Jerald are born

1942

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The darker the blue, the more common Jerald is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jerald is most common in South Dakota (7 times), Iowa (3.3) and North Dakota (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Gerald 448,966
Jerold 7,434
Jerad 3,784
Derald 2,190
Jerard 1,039

Names from the same era

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