Name meaning & stats
Jerald
Jerald means “rule of the spear” (Germanic origin). 21,606 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“rule of the spear”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
21,606 US babies were named Jerald between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Jerald (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 62% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)