Jerald
Meaning
variant of Gerald, 'rule of the spear'
Jerald around the world
One shared root links 7 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: two Germanic ger "spear" compounds, Gerald with wald "rule" and Gerard with hart "hard, brave", so entangled in medieval English use that their descendants are shared
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jerald peaked in the 1930s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
22 people · the #116,443 first name in Brazil · median age 25
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jerald
Most people given the name Jerald in the United States were born between 1950 and 1989. The Jerald you meet today is most often in his 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jerald deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jerald truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jerald fits with your family’s names and surname.
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