Gerhard
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard; diminutive form Gert.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gerhard (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.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,236 |
| 2000 | 1,220 |
| 2001 | 1,193 |
| 2002 | 1,184 |
| 2003 | 1,160 |
| 2004 | 1,148 |
| 2005 | 1,117 |
| 2006 | 1,093 |
| 2007 | 1,065 |
| 2008 | 1,037 |
| 2009 | 1,004 |
| 2010 | 980 |
| 2011 | 953 |
| 2012 | 913 |
| 2013 | 886 |
| 2014 | 850 |
| 2015 | 828 |
| 2016 | 791 |
| 2017 | 767 |
| 2018 | 748 |
| 2019 | 724 |
| 2020 | 690 |
Gerhard in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gerhard.Hi! My name is Gerhard.
- Gerhard har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Gerhard has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Gerhards mamma är lärare.Gerhard's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gerhards mamma is Gerhard's mum.
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Questions about Gerhard
How do you pronounce Gerhard in Swedish?
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What does the name Gerhard mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard; diminutive form Gert.
How popular is Gerhard in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gerhard in 2022. In 2020, 690 people in Sweden had Gerhard 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.