Gerarda
Gerarda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Dutch.
- Italian
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Gerarda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerarda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Dutch
The Story of Gerarda
Gerarda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 10 births, good for #2,879 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Gerardas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 158 Gerardas 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 Gerarda
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About the name Gerarda
Gerarda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 158 births in the dataset. Gerarda's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,879. Use the chart and map above to compare Gerarda'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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