Given name
Gerarda
“one who is mighty with a spear”
Gerarda is a variant of Gerardine. In English use, Gerardine carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerarda is a variant of Gerardine. In English use, Gerardine carries the interpretation “one who is mighty with a spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gerarda connects to the Gerard name family through Gerardine. An origin associated with Gerard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gerarda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 0 boys · 158 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 10 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 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 702 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gerarda’s family of names
Gerarda has a related form in Gerardine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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