Fitzgerald - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity for a Boy

About Fitzgerald

Made famous by F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Fitzgerald Kennedy; still works best as a middle name.

As of October 2026, Fitzgerald ranked #2427 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #690 in 1964.

Editor's take: The name Fitzgerald is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "son of Gerald".

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#2,306	57	29.7
2015	#1,987	73	38.1
2016	#1,775	86	45.3
2017	#1,822	82	44.3
2018	#1,609	102	56.2
2019	#1,701	93	51.8
2020	#1,900	78	45.2
2021	#1,714	95	54.3
2022	#2,062	73	41.8
2023	#2,253	63	36.8
2024	#2,239	64	37.1
2025	#2,427	56	32.8

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