Gerhard
Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to:
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Gerhard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Germanic
The Story of Gerhard
The earliest SSA record of Gerhard as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 6 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 62 newborns named Gerhard — #797 in the national rankings. Gerhard last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gerhard
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gerhard. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gerhard
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About the name Gerhard
Gerhard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Gerhard's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #797. Use the chart and map above to compare Gerhard'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.