Gerold
Gerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Gerold Bührer, Swiss politician and member of the National Council (1991–2007) Gerold of Cologne (1201–1251), martyr and saint Gerold Löffler, Swiss bobsledder who has competed in the early 1990s Gerold Schwarzenbach (1904–1978), Swiss chemist Gerold Späth, Swiss poet and writer Gerold of Anglachgau was a count in Kraichgau and…
- German
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Gerold
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Gerold Bührer, Swiss politician and member of the National Council (1991–2007) Gerold of Cologne (1201–1251), martyr and saint Gerold Löffler, Swiss bobsledder who has competed in the early 1990s Gerold Schwarzenbach (1904–1978), Swiss chemist Gerold Späth, Swiss poet and writer Gerold of Anglachgau was a count in Kraichgau and…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Germanic
The Story of Gerold
Gerold first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 90 Gerolds were born — ranking #610 that year. As of 2026, Gerold ranks #7,642 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Gerolds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gerold
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gerold. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gerald
- Gerhold
- Geroald
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About the name Gerold
Gerold is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Gerold's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #610. Use the chart and map above to compare Gerold's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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