Gerda
Gerda is a female given name: 98% of people named Gerda are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
Gerda · Gerða
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Denmark, East Frisia, Netherlands
- Also spelled
- Gerða
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,099 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gerda
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gerda," in English, "Guten Tag Gerda," in German. Gerda is a female given name: about 98% of people named Gerda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gerda,
German
Guten Tag Gerda,
French
Bonjour Gerda,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gerda:
Chinese
Gerda您好：
Japanese
Gerda様
English
Hi Gerda,
German
Hi Gerda,
French
Salut Gerda,
Spanish
Hola Gerda,
Chinese
Gerda你好：
Japanese
Gerdaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,099 female · 1,099 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Gerda a male or female name?
Gerda is a female given name: 98% of people named Gerda are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Gerda in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gerda," in English, "Guten Tag Gerda," in German. Gerda is a female given name: about 98% of people named Gerda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Gerda a unisex name?
Gerda is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Gerda are men. Gerda leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Gerda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gerda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gerda,
title = {Is Gerda a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gerda},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}