Gudrun
Gudrun is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin derived from guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", or "secret lore". Gudrun, the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as well as the English and German form of the name, was revived and came into greater use in the latter half of the 19th century
- Norse Mythology
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Gudrun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gudrun is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin derived from guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", or "secret lore". Gudrun, the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as well as the English and German form of the name, was revived and came into greater use in the latter half of the 19th century
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norse Mythology
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- German
The Story of Gudrun
Gudrun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 35 Gudruns were born — ranking #1,153 that year. As of 2026, Gudrun ranks #8,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 399 Gudruns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gudrun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gudrun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Guro
- Guðrún
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About the name Gudrun
Gudrun is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 399 births in the dataset. Gudrun's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Gudrun'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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