Meaning and history
Gerardo is the Italian and Spanish form of Gerard. Gerard comes from Germanic elements ger, “spear,” and hard, “brave,” “hardy,” or “strong,” yielding the traditional meaning “brave with the spear.” Saints named Gerard helped spread the name in medieval Christian Europe. Notable bearers include Spanish poet Gerardo Diego, a member of the Generation of ’27, and Argentine football manager Gerardo Martino. Geraldo is a related Portuguese and Spanish-influenced form.
20062006: 1,292 births, rank #268
2007: 1,335 births, rank #261
2008: 1,174 births, rank #290
2009: 993 births, rank #322
2010: 864 births, rank #354
20112011: 836 births, rank #359
2012: 817 births, rank #371
2013: 756 births, rank #398
2014: 773 births, rank #401
2015: 744 births, rank #418
20162016: 682 births, rank #452
2017: 637 births, rank #470
2018: 491 births, rank #560
2019: 482 births, rank #578
2020: 510 births, rank #555
20212021: 496 births, rank #568
2022: 493 births, rank #581
2023: 486 births, rank #589
2024: 483 births, rank #595
20252025: 401 births, rank #678
Gerardo moved from #595 to #678 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 1,703 births.