Gerard is a boy's name of English origin meaning “spear.” In 2024 it was given to 115 boys in the United States.
Gerard belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “spear” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gerard first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #177 in 1954, and in 2024 115 babies received the name — 58,721 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gerard means “spear” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gerard is a boy name. In 2024, 115 babies received the name in the US.
Gerard comes from the English & American tradition.
Gerard first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #177 in 1954, and 115 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gerard is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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