Given name & surname
Garda
“one who is guarded; protected”
Garda is a variant of Gerd. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is guarded; protected.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garda is a variant of Gerd. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is guarded; protected.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garda is a variant of Gerd. An origin associated with Gerd is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 0 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1944. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1940. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Garda’s family of names
Garda has a related form in Gerd. In Greek usage, Garda as a surname is a transliteration of Γαρδά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Garda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nelda
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Aulda
>99% girls
Annetta
“grace, gracious”
>99% girls
Sondra
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% girls
Naida
“a water nymph”
>99% girls
Rhetta
“a well-spoken woman” · “a well-spoken man”
>99% girls
Georgetta
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% girls
Geneta
“from the garden of paradise” · “from Eden”
>99% girls