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A name. A world of connections.
“rule of the spear”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Jerald is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “rule of the spear”.
Meaning: “rule of the spear”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 26 boys (rank 4050). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Jerald
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 5 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,118 | observed |
| 1911 | 10 | 1,117 | observed |
| 1912 | 19 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1913 | 22 | 1,075 | observed |
| 1914 | 30 | 1,019 | observed |
| 1915 | 34 | 1,100 | observed |
| 1916 | 54 | 856 | observed |
| 1917 | 61 | 804 | observed |
| 1918 | 59 | 855 | observed |
| 1919 | 58 | 867 | observed |
| 1920 | 59 | 896 | observed |
| 1921 | 78 | 750 | observed |
| 1922 | 113 | 608 | observed |
| 1923 | 78 | 737 | observed |
| 1924 | 84 | 722 | observed |
| 1925 | 109 | 605 | observed |
| 1926 | 124 | 545 | observed |
| 1927 | 123 | 558 | observed |
| 1928 | 144 | 504 | observed |
| 1929 | 179 | 442 | observed |
| 1930 | 191 | 426 | observed |
| 1931 | 246 | 352 | observed |
| 1932 | 256 | 345 | observed |
| 1933 | 263 | 331 | observed |
| 1934 | 288 | 318 | observed |
| 1935 | 294 | 315 | observed |
| 1936 | 394 | 271 | observed |
| 1937 | 411 | 268 | observed |
| 1938 | 420 | 268 | observed |
| 1939 | 455 | 253 | observed |
| 1940 | 502 | 240 | observed |
| 1941 | 559 | 229 | observed |
| 1942 | 647 | 223 | observed |
| 1943 | 623 | 231 | observed |
| 1944 | 547 | 246 | observed |
| 1945 | 527 | 251 | observed |
| 1946 | 564 | 269 | observed |
| 1947 | 609 | 274 | observed |
| 1948 | 548 | 291 | observed |
| 1949 | 584 | 281 | observed |
| 1950 | 509 | 300 | observed |
| 1951 | 536 | 301 | observed |
| 1952 | 555 | 300 | observed |
| 1953 | 541 | 306 | observed |
| 1954 | 503 | 321 | observed |
| 1955 | 535 | 319 | observed |
| 1956 | 501 | 332 | observed |
| 1957 | 498 | 339 | observed |
| 1958 | 482 | 348 | observed |
| 1959 | 412 | 390 | observed |
| 1960 | 406 | 391 | observed |
| 1961 | 445 | 374 | observed |
| 1962 | 462 | 375 | observed |
| 1963 | 422 | 386 | observed |
| 1964 | 440 | 377 | observed |
| 1965 | 402 | 389 | observed |
| 1966 | 425 | 366 | observed |
| 1967 | 374 | 392 | observed |
| 1968 | 341 | 415 | observed |
| 1969 | 415 | 384 | observed |
| 1970 | 430 | 388 | observed |
| 1971 | 320 | 454 | observed |
| 1972 | 294 | 457 | observed |
| 1973 | 279 | 467 | observed |
| 1974 | 238 | 512 | observed |
| 1975 | 208 | 561 | observed |
| 1976 | 233 | 530 | observed |
| 1977 | 219 | 564 | observed |
| 1978 | 180 | 623 | observed |
| 1979 | 195 | 612 | observed |
| 1980 | 193 | 628 | observed |
| 1981 | 202 | 601 | observed |
| 1982 | 180 | 642 | observed |
| 1983 | 168 | 659 | observed |
| 1984 | 123 | 780 | observed |
| 1985 | 145 | 733 | observed |
| 1986 | 142 | 760 | observed |
| 1987 | 129 | 818 | observed |
| 1988 | 189 | 684 | observed |
| 1989 | 164 | 774 | observed |
| 1990 | 158 | 809 | observed |
| 1991 | 147 | 867 | observed |
| 1992 | 148 | 867 | observed |
| 1993 | 118 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1994 | 126 | 988 | observed |
| 1995 | 97 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1996 | 107 | 1,112 | observed |
| 1997 | 90 | 1,274 | observed |
| 1998 | 90 | 1,322 | observed |
| 1999 | 77 | 1,477 | observed |
| 2000 | 74 | 1,585 | observed |
| 2001 | 99 | 1,316 | observed |
| 2002 | 63 | 1,817 | observed |
| 2003 | 79 | 1,591 | observed |
| 2004 | 56 | 2,102 | observed |
| 2005 | 61 | 2,035 | observed |
| 2006 | 51 | 2,398 | observed |
| 2007 | 71 | 1,972 | observed |
| 2008 | 59 | 2,237 | observed |
| 2009 | 55 | 2,348 | observed |
| 2010 | 44 | 2,730 | observed |
| 2011 | 38 | 3,000 | observed |
| 2012 | 51 | 2,448 | observed |
| 2013 | 36 | 3,060 | observed |
| 2014 | 38 | 2,985 | observed |
| 2015 | 34 | 3,299 | observed |
| 2016 | 35 | 3,230 | observed |
| 2017 | 39 | 3,006 | observed |
| 2018 | 37 | 3,106 | observed |
| 2019 | 33 | 3,426 | observed |
| 2020 | 35 | 3,202 | observed |
| 2021 | 28 | 3,814 | observed |
| 2022 | 24 | 4,303 | observed |
| 2023 | 24 | 4,343 | observed |
| 2024 | 28 | 3,896 | observed |
| 2025 | 26 | 4,050 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Jerald” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
