Gerda
Gerda is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Gerda Ahlm (1869–1956), Swedish-born American painter and art conservator Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), Danish teacher and therapist Gerda Antti (1929–2026), Swedish writer Gerda Becker, Dutch table tennis player Gerda Bengtsson (1900–1995), Danish textile artist Gerda Blees, Dutch writer Gerda Blumenthal (1923–2004), German-American literary…
- German
- Dutch
- Danish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Gerda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerda is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Gerda Ahlm (1869–1956), Swedish-born American painter and art conservator Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), Danish teacher and therapist Gerda Antti (1929–2026), Swedish writer Gerda Becker, Dutch table tennis player Gerda Bengtsson (1900–1995), Danish textile artist Gerda Blees, Dutch writer Gerda Blumenthal (1923–2004), German-American literary…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Dutch
- Danish
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Gerda
Gerda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1887, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 49 Gerdas were born — ranking #944 that year. As of 2026, Gerda ranks #6,558 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Gerdas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gerda
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Names that sound like Gerda
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About the name Gerda
Gerda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Gerda's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #944. Use the chart and map above to compare Gerda'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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