Unisex name · since 1924
Gerd
17 babies named Gerd in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Gerd since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerd has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1931.
- #47,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerd ranks #47,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #47,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gerd's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gerd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerd splits its recorded history at 1929: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerd popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1931
- Peak year (1929)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gerd popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1957 (Gerd as boys' name)
Gerd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Gerd's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Gerd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Gerd's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gerd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gerd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.