Gerard

English and Irish from German

"spear strength"

Gerard Origin and Meaning

The name Gerard is a boy's name of English origin meaning "spear strength".

Gerard is currently in style limbo, after reaching peak popularity in the 1950s. With its strong meaning and gentle sound, it may be back in a generation or two. But for now, a boy called Gerard will likely be the only one in his class...unless you live in Catalonia, where it was recently in the Top 10.

Gerard Rank in US Top 1000

# 823 in the US

Gerard Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1631 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gerard

• 1631 Nameberry 2025
• 406 Unique 2023
• 762 Future 2028
• 958 England 2016
• 98 Spain 2016

20 Names Similar to Gerard

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Gerard.

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• Wilhelm
• Ernesto
• Léon
• Sigmund
• Johannes
• Alfonso
• Augustin
• Heinrich
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• Marion
• Théodore
• Roderick
• Giles
• Paolo
• Franz
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Famous People Named Gerard

• Gerard Arthur Way American musician, lead singer of rock band My Chemical Romance
• Gerard James Butler Scottish actor
• Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu French actor
• Gerard Manley Hopkins English poet
• Gerard Piqué Spanish footballer
• Gerard Deulofeu Spanish footballer
• Gerard "Gerry" Adams Irish politician; president of Sinn Fein
• Gerard Alessandrini American playwright
• Gerard McCarthy Northern Irish actor
• Gerard David Dutch painter
• Gerard Eamonn Greene Northern Irish snooker player
• Gerard of Cremona Italian translater

International Variations of the name Gerard

• Gellert Hungarian
• Gérard French
• Gerardo Italian
• Gerhard German
• Jerardo Spanish
• Gerik Polish