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Jerald

GenderBoy
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US Rank#989

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About Jerald

The name Jerald is currently ranked #989 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #223 in 1942. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in JERALD, JERALD, and JERALD. Jerald is occasionally used for girls in 1992.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500#4,000#4,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,0093819.8
2015#3,3253417.7
2016#3,2583518.4
2017#3,0373921.1
2018#3,1303720.4
2019#3,4503318.4
2020#3,2353520.3
2021#3,8612816
2022#4,3622413.7
2023#4,3942414
2024#3,9132816.3
2025#4,0812615.2
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Jeralds

  • Jerald Dee Tanner

    American religious writer and critic

  • Jerald Franklin "Jerry" terHorst

    former U.S. White House Press Secretary

  • Lorenzo Jerald Patterson aka MC Ren

    American rapper

  • Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt

    American basketball player

  • Jerald Ingram

    American football coach

  • Jerald Dwayne Clark

    American baseball player

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6 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in D for Boys
Two Syllable Names for Boys
Names that Peaked in 1942

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