How Many People Are Named Gudrun?
people named Gudrun are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,765,281 people in the US has this name
Based on 399 babies named Gudrun in Social Security records from 1895 to 1972, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore". In Norse legend Gudrun was the wife of Sigurd. After his death she married Atli, but when he murdered her brothers, she killed her sons by him, fed him their hearts, and then slew him.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gudrun in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gudrun alive today is about 68 years old, and 60% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gudrun first appears in the records in 1895 and was given most often in 1915, to 35 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1972.
Babies given the name each year, 1895 to 1972
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