Gerard is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Gerard in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
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About the Name Gerard
Gerard has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 445 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #462 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gerard is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Gerard in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Gerard
Gerard Deulofeu — Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger.
Gerard Martín (footballer) — Gerard Martín Langreo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Barcelona.
Gerard Piqué — Gerard Piqué Bernabeu is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gerard
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Gerard per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gerard in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gerard is declining: down 308 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #462 in 1997.
Gerard is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Gerard include: Gerard Deulofeu, Gerard Martín (footballer) and Gerard Piqué. Short summaries for each appear below.
Gerard does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gerards in the wild.
17
UK babies named Gerard (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 308 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gerard
Almost certainly the only Gerard in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Gerard
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Gerard Majella was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.