Gerardo
Spanish and Italian form of Gerard, meaning “spear + hard, brave”*
Boy’s name
What Gerardo means
Spanish and Italian form of Gerard, meaning “spear + hard, brave”
a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard || From Middle English Gerard, from Old French Gerart, from Frankish *Gaiʀahard, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hard(ī) (“hard, brave”).
Source: Wiktionary, “Gerardo” (revision 94532687) and “Gerard” (revision 93941063), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.
How popular is Gerardo?
▼ 83 vs 2024
US: Falling: down from #418 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2000, when 1,703 boys got the name (#211 that year). First in the US records in 1906.
How common
- About 1 in 4,260 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in NV (0.71 per 1,000 boys), TX (0.69 per 1,000 boys), NE (0.68 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Gerardo is #678 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #678 | 401 | 1 in 4,260 | #418 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Gerardo were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 0 | 401 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 239 | 55,015 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
If you like Gerardo
Boys
- Jose#95Same root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”*
- Antonio#176Same root as Anthony, meaning “flower”*
- Juan#159Spanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”*
- Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”*
- Miguel#212Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael, meaning “who is like God?”*
- Alex#232Short form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”*
For a sister
- Brianna#222Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 2025
- Emily#34“rival, emulator”*
- Anna#107Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #107 in 2025
- Hannah#56“grace, gracious, graced with child”*
- Jasmine#206Editor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US
- Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Gerardo’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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