Gerald

English and Irish from German

"ruler with the spear"

Gerald Origin and Meaning

Variation of Geraldo

Gerald Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Gerald Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 892 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gerald

• 958 US 2020
• 892 Nameberry 2025
• 167 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Gerald

• Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Gerald Earl Gillum rapper known as G,Eazy
• Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.), 38th U.S. President
• Gerald Jermaine Wallace American basketball player
• Gerald Green American basketball player
• Gerald Lind Sensabaugh American NFL football player
• Gerald "Gerry" Goffin American songwriter/lyricist
• Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan American jazz saxophonist
• Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney American actor
• Trevell Gerald Coleman aka G. Dep American rapper
• Gerald Maurice Edelman American biologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco American pro wrestler
• Gerald of Wales archdeacon of Brecon and chronicler of his times
• Gerald Anthony Scarfe English cartoonist and illustrator
• Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer British,born TV personality, attorney, and former Cincinnati mayor & news anchor
• Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor American actor
• Gerald A. "Jerry" Paulsen founder of Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.

The name Gerald in Pop Culture

• Gerald Winters character from TV series "NYPD Blue"
• Gerald O'Hara Scarlett's father in "Gone with the Wind"
• Gerald Martin Johanssen Arnold's best friend on TV series "Hey Arnold!"
• Gerald Summers character in G. A. Henty's "Under Drake's Flag"
• Gerald Kingsley character on TV's "Grandfathered," played by Josh Peck
• Gerald sea lion in Pixar's "Finding Dory"
• Gerald character from "The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty"
• Gerald Crich character from "Women in Love" by D.H. Lawrence
• Gerald Broflovski Kyle’s dad in “South Park”

International Variations of the name Gerald

• Girlado Italian
• Gerek Polish
• Gearald Irish Gaelic
• Gerhart German
• Gellert Hungarian
• Gérald French
• Gearoid Irish
• Jarel Scandinavian
• Garolds Russian
• Gerrit Dutch
• Géralde French
• Gellart Hungarian
• Giraud French
• Gerhard German
• Garold Russian
• Girauld French
• Jarell Scandinavian
• Garald Russian
• Gearóidin Irish Gaelic
• Herrado Spanish
• Géaud French
• Jeraldo Spanish
• Geraldo Spanish