The baby name Gerda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɛr.də/ (GER-dah).
Gerda is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Gerda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɛr.də/ (GER-dah).
Gerda is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.
Gerda blends Norse myth and Germanic roots. In Old Norse it mirrors Gerðr, the radiant giantess courted by the god Freyr; that name stems from garðr ‘enclosure, protected place,’ giving the sense “enclosed, protected.” In continental Europe, Gerda also serves as a short form of Gertrud/Gertrude (from ger ‘spear’ + þruþ ‘strength’), so meanings range from “protected one” to “spear-strength.”
The name spread widely across Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Baltics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, aided by Romantic interest in Norse lore and by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, whose brave heroine is Gerda. It peaked in Sweden and Denmark around 1900–1940 and in Germany between the wars before becoming a vintage choice. Variants and diminutives include Gerd, Gerdi/Gerdy, and Icelandic Gerður; related forms are Gertrud and Gerta.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 417 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2014 | #1 | — | 947 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| EE | 0 | #34 | 4 | 1,051 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #38 | 6,706 | 5,933 |
| LT | 0 | #60 | 28 | 949 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #81 | 208 | 1,904 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #103 | 36 | 1,888 |
| HU | 0 | #107 | 9 | 1,675 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #121 | 642 | 1,885 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Norway | Girls | 2017 | #128 | 4 | 477 |
| NL | 0 | #152 | 291 | 2,481 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Austria | 0 | #172 | 42 | 850 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #174 | 50 | 3,308 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #184 | 151 | 7,429 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #191 | 13 | 5,198 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #191 | 34 | 7,146 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #268 | 1,137 | 4,949 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| ZA | 0 | #292 | 156 | 14,421 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #318 | 37 | 5,096 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 14 | 5,378 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1,831 | 25,928 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| France | Girls | 1983 | #356 | 3 | 1,705 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #381 | 11 | 1,368 |
| Germany | 0 | #396 | 42 | 2,542 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #459 | 40 | 11,913 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #516 | 15 | 8,334 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #638 | 101 | 3,895 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #808 | 44 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #891 | 51 | 12,708 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #906 | 46 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #952 | 32 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,198 | 14 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,284 | 163 | 9,415 |
Gerda is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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