The first name Gerd
A unisex name.
1 syllable Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gerd at birth, 1880–2025
In 1966, 5 boys born in the United States were named Gerd, the 4,160th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1929, when 7 were.
GirlsBoys
33
babies named Gerd since 1880
#4,160
rank in 1966
1929
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gerd
37 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gerd MüllerGerman footballer (1945–2021)
- Gerd von RundstedtGerman Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)
- Gerd FaltingsGerman mathematician, born 1954
- Gerd KanterEstonian athletics competitor and coach (born 1979)
- Gerd AlbrechtGerman conductor (1935–2014)
- Gerd WessigEast German high jumper, born 1959
- Gerd KischeEast German footballer, born 1951
- Gerd ZeweGerman footballer (born 1950)
- Gerd OswaldAmerican film and television director (1919–1989)
- Gerd WeberEast German footballer, born 1956
- Gerd HagmanActress, 1919–2011
- Gerd BackhausEast German footballer, born 1942
Questions
- When was Gerd most popular?
- 1929 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Gerd, its highest rank at 3,824th.