A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Gerardo
resonant · composed · deliberate
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe Spanish and Italian cognate of Gerard, derived from Germanic elements meaning spear and brave. It first appeared in American birth records in 1906. Usage climbed across the late twentieth century before peaking around the year 2000.
Also answers toGera, Gerry, Lalo
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1906–2025
SSA Data 1906 peak: 1,713 souls, A.D. 2000 2025
2025: 401 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
30 yrs
Most Gerardos were born around 2000 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.
Peak Reign
2000
№211 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 39%
then Millennial 29% · Gen Alpha 14%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈55K ever born · now falling
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Gerardo grew up with
SSA DataYouTube after school·early Minecraft servers·Silly Bandz
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Gerardo peaked in 2000.
Estimated average age: 30.
What people think
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Gerardo sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as solid and self-contained, suggesting someone who keeps receipts in a designated envelope. With an average bearer age of thirty, it belongs largely to the era of dial-up internet and burned CDs. It sounds formal on a roster but softens immediately in conversation. It rarely requires a middle name for clarification.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its peak in 2000, when about two thousand newborn boys received it in a single year.
Field Note 02
Nearly forty percent of all living bearers belong to Generation Z, anchoring the name to the turn of the twenty-first century.
Field Note 03
Total recorded births sit around fifty-five thousand, maintaining a steady presence without ever breaching the top two hundred.
Notable Gerardos
AI-WrittenGerardo Mejíasinger and music executive, b. 1965
Gerardo Taracenaactor, b. 1970
Gerardo Parrabaseball player, b. 1987
Ephemera — If Gerardo were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Bakersfield
Color
Raw sienna
Job
Structural drafter
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