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

1882Peak 19172025

Quick answers about Gerhard

An estimated 862 living Americans are named Gerhard.

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

The median age of a living American named Gerhard is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 52 and 72 years old.

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

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.