Boy name#449 of boy names
Gerardo
Pronounced JH ER0 AA1 R D OW0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2000
- 119 years in use
How popular is Gerardo?
Gerardo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1906. It has been given to 55,373 children — the 449th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 47% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 1,741 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH ER0 AA1 R D OW0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Gerardo
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Gerardo
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Gerardo?
- Gerardo ranks 449th among boys' names in US records, with 55,373 births since 1906. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,516.
- Is Gerardo a unisex name?
- No. Gerardo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Gerardo most popular?
- 2000, when 1,741 children were given the name. It has been in use for 119 years and is still recorded as of 2024.