| Origin: | From Old High German words for spear and rule | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Gerald in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | German, English |
| Diminutives: | Gerry, Jerry |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Gérald, Geralde, Geraldo, Gerard, Gérard, Gerold, Jerald, Emerald, Ewald, Farald Details |
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| Group info: About Gerald/Geraldine, the group of names with the same origin as Gerald | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin, male: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | ger = the spear Old High German |
| | waltan = to rule Old High German |
| Topics: | Two-element name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 15:Geraldo Brazil 2013, 40:Gerald England+Wales 1934, 78:Geraldine England+Wales 1954, 885:Jerald USA 1990-1999 |
| Old/original forms: | Gerwald Old High German |
| Name variants: | Geralde, Geraldine, Géraldine, Gerald, Gérald, Geraldo, Gerhold, Gerold, Gerry, Giraldo, Jerald, Jerry Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Gerald | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Austria | | 1999 86 |
| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1964 91, 1954 60, 1944 49, 1934 40, 1924 51, 1914 70, 1904 68 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 269, 1980-1989 175, 1970-1979 104, 1960-1969 62 |
| USA prevalence | | 1990 58 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2020 958, 2019 894, 2018 893, 2017 824, 2016 812, 2015 764, 2014 816, 2013 726, 2012 686, 2011 627, 2010 678, 2009 632, 2008 604, 2007 547, 2006 544, 2005 520, 2004 463, 2003 474, 2002 443, 2001 411, 2000 382, 1999 379, 1998 376, 1997 335, 1996 322, 1995 298, 1994 284, 1993 256 |
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