Around the world, جيرو (Gero 
, Jiro 
, Giraud 
, among others...) is a common epicene first name. The forename جيرو is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Germany. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, جيرو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gero | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Ethiopia, France, India |
| Jiro | Nigeria, Japan, France, United States, India |
| Giraud | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, France, United States, Hungary |
| Giroud | Argentina, France, Indonesia, United States, Switzerland |
| جيرو | Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Sudan |
جيرو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gero Balis , the theatrical character in the play "Wedding Song"; Jiro , character in Blue Dragon and Gero Nikolas , the theatrical character in the play "The basil".