Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Gerhard

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Gerhard

How many people are named Gerhard?

An estimated 751 living Americans are named Gerhard.

How rare is Gerhard?

Gerhard fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Gerhard?

The median age of a living American named Gerhard is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 69 years old.

Is Gerhard still popular?

Not especially. Gerhard has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Gerhard most common?

Gerhard has its strongest geographic signal in Wisconsin, where it appears 9.9× more often than the national baseline.

1882Peak 19172025

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,429

Gerhard last appeared in SSA records in 2020. Across its recorded history, about 2,429 American boys received the name.

Gerhard peaked in 1917, when 62 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,429 Americans named Gerhard since 1882.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

Living profile

862

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age63

Core range52–72

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

Wisconsin

9.9× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Wisconsin · 1910s 9.9×

Minnesota · 1910s 9.9×

Wisconsin · 1920s 7.8×