The first name Gerardo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gerardo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 401 boys born in the United States were named Gerardo, the 678th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 1,703 were.
55,254
babies named Gerardo since 1880
#678
rank in 2025
2000
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gerardo
35 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gerardo MartinoArgentine footballer and manager, born 1962
- Gerardo BedoyaColombian footballer, born 1975
- Gerardo BrunaArgentine associiation football player, born 1991
- José Luis Gerardo Ponce de LeónArgentine Catholic priest, bishop of Manzini, born 1961
- Gerardo BarberoArgentine chess player (1961–2001)
- Gerardo GandiniArgentinian composer, pianist, conductor and music educator (1936-2013)
- GerardoEcuadorian singer, rapper and actor, born 1965
- Gerardo AlcobaFootball player, born 1984
- Gerardo BianchiCatholic cardinal, 1220–1302
- Gerardo CelascoAmerican actor, born 1982
- Gerardo Melo MourãoBrazilian writer and poet (1917-2007)
- Gerardo Alimane AlminazaFilipino Roman Catholic bishop, born 1959
Questions
- Is Gerardo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 55,254 US babies named Gerardo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gerardo most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 1,703 babies were named Gerardo, its highest rank at 211th.
- Is Gerardo also a surname?
- Yes. Gerardo is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.