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Gerhard
OriginGerman variation of Gerard
Meaning"ruler with the spear"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Gerhard
In its native Germany, Gerhard was very popular a hundred years ago and is now rather old-fashioned. It isn't much used by English speakers either, but has a certain clunky charm about it.
Pronounced GER-hart.
As of October 2026, Gerhard ranked #12692 in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #448 in 1885.
Popularity & trends
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder
7th Chancellor of Germany
- Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk
German pathologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg
German,Canadian physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Gerhard Ertl
German physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Gerhard Trede
German composer
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