Gärd
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Gerd.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gärd (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 821 |
| 2000 | 802 |
| 2001 | 785 |
| 2002 | 765 |
| 2003 | 746 |
| 2004 | 732 |
| 2005 | 710 |
| 2006 | 700 |
| 2007 | 685 |
| 2008 | 667 |
| 2009 | 647 |
| 2010 | 622 |
| 2011 | 605 |
| 2012 | 589 |
| 2013 | 573 |
| 2014 | 539 |
| 2015 | 520 |
| 2016 | 492 |
| 2017 | 468 |
| 2018 | 448 |
| 2019 | 427 |
| 2020 | 396 |
Gärd in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gärd.Hi! My name is Gärd.
- Gärd har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Gärd has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Gärd kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Gärd is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Gärds mamma är lärare.Gärd's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gärds mamma is Gärd's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Gärd
How do you pronounce Gärd in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Gärd in your device's Swedish voice. Ä is close to the e in 'bed'.
What does the name Gärd mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Gerd.
How popular is Gärd in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gärd in 2022. In 2020, 396 people in Sweden had Gärd as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.