girl's name

Gerta

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 40

Gerta is a girl's name. In 1940 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1910, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1910.

Gerta over time

Births per decade in France, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1942, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gerta by decade in France
Decade Births
1910s 10
1930s 5
1940s (to 1942) 5

How popular is Gerta?

In 1942, Gerta was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gerta is used

France #1,123 5 in 1942
United States #4,926 5 in 1940
England & Wales #7,186 3 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gerta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gerta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gerta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gerta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gerta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gerta

How popular is the name Gerta?

In 1942, Gerta was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gerta a girl's or a boy's name?

Gerta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Gerta most popular?

Gerta peaked in 1910, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.