Globally, Geske (Geske 
, Геске 
) is a very rare unisex given name. The given name Geske is habitual in Germany, where it is a very rare girly name, and China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Much more frequently, Geske is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Geske | Germany, United States, Poland, Canada, Brazil |
| Геске | Russia, Ukraine |
Geertruida, Geertuida, Geeske, Geirþrúður, Geltrude, Gerta, Gerti, Gertraud, Gertru, Gertrud, Gertruda, Gertrude, Gertrudes, Gertrudis, Gertruida, Gertrúd, Gerty, Gesche, Getrude, Gjertrud, Hjertrud, Kerttu, Trudi, Trudla, Trudy, Герта, Герти, Гертрауд, Гертруд, Гертруда, Гертруде, Геше, Кертту, Керту, גרטרוד, ترودي, 格希, and 格蒂
Geske is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gertrude , the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet; Gertie Shortman , the fictional character in Hey Arnold!; Gertrude , the operatic character in the opera Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas; Gertrude Yorkes , the character from Marvel Comics and Lady Gertrude , the operatic character in the opera Gormenghast by Irmin Schmidt; Titus Groan's mother, among other works.