The first name Gerhard
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gerhard at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 boys born in the United States were named Gerhard, the 12,700th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 62 were.
2,429
babies named Gerhard since 1880
#12,700
rank in 2020
1917
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 Gerhard
128 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gerhard SchröderChancellor of West Germany (1998–2005)
- Gerhard DomagkGerman bacteriologist (1895-1964)
- Gerhard HerzbergGerman-Canadian physicist and physical chemist (1904-1999)
- Gerhard BergerAustrian former Formula One racing driver, born 1959
- Gerhard Ludwig MüllerCatholic cardinal from Germany, born 1947
- Gerhard BarkhornGerman general and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1983)
- Joseph Gerhard ZuccariniGerman botanist (1797-1848)
- Gerhard HanappiAustrian footballer (1929-1980)
- Gerhard GentzenGerman mathematician (1909-1945)
- Gerhard Friedrich RohlfsGerman geographer, explorer, author and adventurer (1831–1896)
- Gerhard TremmelGerman football goalkeeper, born 1978
- Gerhard Friedrich MüllerGerman historian and ethnologist, 1705–1783
Questions
- Is Gerhard a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,429 US babies named Gerhard since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gerhard most popular?
- 1917 in the United States, when 62 babies were named Gerhard, its highest rank at 801st.
- Is Gerhard also a surname?
- Yes. Gerhard is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.