Gerda is a girl's name of German origin meaning “protection.” In England & Wales it was given to 4 girls in 2016.
Gerda belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “protection” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gerda first appears in Social Security records in 1887. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #892 in 1899, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 1,099 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gerda means “protection” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gerda is a girl name. In England & Wales, 4 babies received the name in 2016.
Gerda comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Gerda first appears in US records in 1887. Its best-ever ranking was #892 in 1899, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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