Girls' name · since 1887
Gerda
Gerda has 1,099 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,099
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gerda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,099 recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Gerda recorded 1,099 times among girls since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1972.
- #7,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,099 born since 1887
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gerda ranks #7,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,099 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,099
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gerda's 1,099 recorded births place it above 90.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Gerda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerda splits its recorded history at 1927: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1972
- Peak year (1915)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Gerda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (260 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Gerda's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Gerda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 92
1890s
92 births
- 1900s 91
1900s
91 births
- 1910s
1910s
260 births
- 1920s
1920s
218 births
- 1930s
1930s
205 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 80
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 260 births (24% of all-time use).
How Gerda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gerda's total volume
Gerda by state
Where Gerda concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
69 of 1,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Gerda's data
- Gerda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gerdas (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gerda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1887–1972 (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 Gerda 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.