Is Gerda a boy or girl name?

Gerda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,099 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Gerda

Recorded 1887–1972 · United States

Gerda was most popular in 1915, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,789 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,099 people named Gerda.

Gerda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gerda’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gerda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gerda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,099 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gerda

Where Gerda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org