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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gerda

Gerda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 891st; the most babies were born in 1915 (49). More babies were named Gerda in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191549 babies
Total since 1880
1,099babies recorded

Gerda popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#6,6915
1950#3,12212
1940#2,47212
1930#1,38431
1920#1,48530
1910#1,04318
1900#1,6327
1890#89310
1880——

How popular is Gerda, counting every spelling?

Gerda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gerda?

About 200 people born in the US named Gerda are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 66 and 86. That makes Gerda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gerda by state

How common Gerda was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWI0.05Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMN0.12Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gerda, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gerda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gerda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gerda

How popular is the name Gerda?

Gerda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 891st; the most babies were born in 1915 (49). More babies were named Gerda in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Gerda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,099 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Gerda most popular?

In 1913–1917, Gerda was most common in Minnesota (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Texas.