First Name GERARD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GERARD is ranked as the 634th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 72,245.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 22.66 people named GERARD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 85% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GERARD is 39,637.
  • The SSA data also shows that GERARD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names GERARD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 72,245 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 634
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 22.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 39,637
  • National Rank 932
  • Percentile Rank 98.99%
  • Proportion/100k 12.43

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GERARD is 82.3% White, 6.2% Hispanic origin, 8.1% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GERARD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GERARD is included in the following name categories:
  • Polish masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Dutch masculine given name
  • French surname
  • French masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GERARD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.3% 63.9% 18.4%
Hispanic origin 6.2% 16.3% -10.1%
Black 8.1% 12.3% -4.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GERARD is New York where 14,529 people have this name.
  • New York is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GERARD, as 73.58 in every 100,000 New Yorkers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • New York is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Arkansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GERARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,325 18.05 98.7% Indiana 599 9.08 96.7% Iowa 234 7.53 95.8% Kansas 260 8.96 93.4% Michigan 2,196 22.16 99.2% Minnesota 820 15.03 98.2% Missouri 299 9.99 95.0% Nebraska 250 13.27 93.1% North Dakota 177 23.92 88.8% Ohio 1,470 12.68 98.1% South Dakota 80 9.33 82.3% Wisconsin 1,025 17.8 98.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GERARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,325 18.05 98.7%
Indiana 599 9.08 96.7%
Iowa 234 7.53 95.8%
Kansas 260 8.96 93.4%
Michigan 2,196 22.16 99.2%
Minnesota 820 15.03 98.2%
Missouri 299 9.99 95.0%
Nebraska 250 13.27 93.1%
North Dakota 177 23.92 88.8%
Ohio 1,470 12.68 98.1%
South Dakota 80 9.33 82.3%
Wisconsin 1,025 17.8 98.3%
West State Statistics First-Names GERARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 80.5% Arizona 1,345 19.98 97.5% California 5,583 14.39 99.3% Colorado 878 16.39 97.1% Hawaii 259 18.24 95.8% Idaho 78 4.78 85.9% Montana 71 6.9 83.3% Nevada 514 18.09 95.9% New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6% Oregon 490 12.33 95.9% Utah 207 7.04 92.2% Washington 797 11.28 98.1% Wyoming 56 9.58 79.4%

West States
State stats for the first name GERARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 80.5%
Arizona 1,345 19.98 97.5%
California 5,583 14.39 99.3%
Colorado 878 16.39 97.1%
Hawaii 259 18.24 95.8%
Idaho 78 4.78 85.9%
Montana 71 6.9 83.3%
Nevada 514 18.09 95.9%
New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6%
Oregon 490 12.33 95.9%
Utah 207 7.04 92.2%
Washington 797 11.28 98.1%
Wyoming 56 9.58 79.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GERARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,261 35.05 98.1% Maine 530 39.82 94.8% Massachusetts 2,676 39.67 98.6% New Hampshire 589 44.37 95.8% New Jersey 5,681 63.56 99.3% New York 14,529 73.58 99.7% Pennsylvania 5,122 40.06 99.2% Rhode Island 529 50.1 96.4% Vermont 388 61.94 96.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GERARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,261 35.05 98.1%
Maine 530 39.82 94.8%
Massachusetts 2,676 39.67 98.6%
New Hampshire 589 44.37 95.8%
New Jersey 5,681 63.56 99.3%
New York 14,529 73.58 99.7%
Pennsylvania 5,122 40.06 99.2%
Rhode Island 529 50.1 96.4%
Vermont 388 61.94 96.1%
South State Statistics First-Names GERARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 213 4.38 94.6% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.5% Delaware 270 28.89 97.0% Dist. of Columbia 131 19.9 94.4% Florida 6,329 31.82 99.5% Georgia 1,178 11.67 98.3% Kentucky 344 7.78 94.9% Louisiana 2,385 51.29 98.5% Maryland 2,344 39.22 99.0% Mississippi 299 9.99 95.0% North Carolina 1,094 11 98.5% Oklahoma 178 4.59 92.6% South Carolina 660 13.66 97.0% Tennessee 304 4.65 95.9% Texas 2,920 10.83 99.1% Virginia 1,643 19.73 98.5% West Virginia 91 4.91 85.7%

South States
State stats for the first name GERARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 213 4.38 94.6%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.5%
Delaware 270 28.89 97.0%
Dist. of Columbia 131 19.9 94.4%
Florida 6,329 31.82 99.5%
Georgia 1,178 11.67 98.3%
Kentucky 344 7.78 94.9%
Louisiana 2,385 51.29 98.5%
Maryland 2,344 39.22 99.0%
Mississippi 299 9.99 95.0%
North Carolina 1,094 11 98.5%
Oklahoma 178 4.59 92.6%
South Carolina 660 13.66 97.0%
Tennessee 304 4.65 95.9%
Texas 2,920 10.83 99.1%
Virginia 1,643 19.73 98.5%
West Virginia 91 4.91 85.7%
 

Full Names with GERARD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GERARD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GERARD.

The most popular full name is GERARD Smith. 0.58% of all the people named GERARD have this family name.

There are 9328 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GERARD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GERARD Smith 0.58%
2 GERARD Miller 0.32%
3 GERARD Kelly 0.27%
4 GERARD Williams 0.27%
5 GERARD Murphy 0.26%
6 GERARD Sullivan 0.26%
7 GERARD Johnson 0.24%
8 GERARD Ryan 0.24%
9 GERARD Brown 0.20%
10 GERARD Martinez 0.18%
11 GERARD Walsh 0.18%
12 GERARD Martin 0.17%
13 GERARD Obrien 0.17%
14 GERARD Thomas 0.17%
15 GERARD Davis 0.16%
16 GERARD Oconnor 0.15%
17 GERARD Moore 0.15%
18 GERARD Wilson 0.15%
19 GERARD Burke 0.14%
20 GERARD Jones 0.14%

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