Gerda

Girl · recorded 1887–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1899best year

Most popular in 1899.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 79 recorded years as a table
Gerda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188741
188839
188939
189053
189127
189228
189338
189436
189551
189634
189730
189854
189960
190023
190129
190350
190436
190531
190651
190735
190830
190926
191045
191133
191245
191335
191426
191550
191636
191719
191822
191924
192025
192117
192215
192311
192418
192520
192623
192717
192823
192915
193028
193112
193221
193315
193418
193531
193614
193715
193824
193914
194010
19418
19427
19438
19445
19458
19464
19495
19507
19514
19523
19536
19544
19554
19563
19573
19582
19594
19602
19615
19624
19634
19643
19663
19673
19683
19725

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gerda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
7
Rank in 1972
#6,558
How rare
1 in 217,320 girls
Since 1887
1,099

Gerda was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1899, at 60 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gerda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.