Gertrude
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1949 at #3,690
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1906 · 2,375 births
- Debut · girls
- 787 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 177,100since 1880
Gertrude over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,263 | 32 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,162 | 34 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,083 | 36 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | — | |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | — | |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | — | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | — | |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 28 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,023 | 43 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,647 | 55 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,665 | 55 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,706 | 54 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,057 | 98 | — | |
| 1965 | #973 | 112 | — | |
| 1964 | #841 | 153 | — | |
| 1963 | #799 | 169 | — | |
| 1962 | #855 | 152 | — | |
| 1961 | #794 | 173 | — | |
| 1960 | #702 | 211 | — | |
| 1959 | #674 | 220 | — | |
| 1958 | #628 | 243 | — | |
| 1957 | #552 | 300 | — | |
| 1956 | #509 | 340 | — | |
| 1955 | #472 | 371 | — | |
| 1954 | #443 | 393 | — | |
| 1953 | #420 | 422 | — | |
| 1952 | #379 | 476 | — | |
| 1951 | #335 | 558 | — | |
| 1950 | #314 | 613 | — | |
| 1949 | #302 | 657 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #301 | 651 | — | |
| 1947 | #298 | 702 | — | |
| 1946 | #290 | 639 | — | |
| 1945 | #262 | 664 | — | |
| 1944 | #232 | 813 | — | |
| 1943 | #227 | 867 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #215 | 932 | — | |
| 1941 | #190 | 997 | — | |
| 1940 | #186 | 1,014 | — | |
| 1939 | #173 | 1,092 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #172 | 1,167 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #159 | 1,319 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #156 | 1,316 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #145 | 1,425 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #135 | 1,582 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #133 | 1,619 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #124 | 1,968 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #115 | 2,094 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #96 | 2,555 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #95 | 2,725 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #86 | 3,011 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #78 | 3,508 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #71 | 3,852 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #70 | 3,892 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #60 | 4,543 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #59 | 4,700 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #48 | 5,082 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #46 | 5,349 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #42 | 5,797 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #39 | 6,014 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #39 | 6,264 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #37 | 6,300 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #35 | 6,243 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #35 | 6,077 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #32 | 4,938 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #33 | 4,015 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #30 | 3,887 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #30 | 2,895 | #925 | 13 |
| 1910 | #26 | 2,932 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #25 | 2,622 | — | |
| 1908 | #25 | 2,562 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #24 | 2,499 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #22 | 2,375 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #27 | 2,276 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #25 | 2,269 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #24 | 2,253 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #27 | 2,207 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #27 | 1,964 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #23 | 2,580 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #23 | 2,110 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #24 | 2,302 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #23 | 2,135 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #23 | 2,221 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #24 | 2,129 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #25 | 1,908 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #24 | 1,811 | — | |
| 1892 | #23 | 1,924 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #26 | 1,645 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #26 | 1,713 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #28 | 1,543 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #28 | 1,468 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #28 | 1,251 | — | |
| 1886 | #27 | 1,249 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #29 | 1,086 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | #28 | 1,063 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #25 | 923 | — | |
| 1882 | #26 | 939 | — | |
| 1881 | #24 | 791 | — | |
| 1880 | #25 | 787 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gertrude was already there! It came in at #25, and was given to 787 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1997–1998, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Gertrude is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#19 · 1 in 47
- Rhode Island#92 · 1 in 392
- Maryland#99 · 1 in 429
- Massachusetts#101 · 1 in 562
- Maine#103 · 1 in 416
Best ever in a state: #7 in Alaska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #19 | 6 | 1 in 47 |
| Rhode Island | #92 | 11 | 1 in 392 |
| Maryland | #99 | 29 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 50 | 1 in 562 |
| Connecticut | #103 | 21 | 1 in 470 |
| District of Columbia | #103 | 12 | 1 in 417 |
| Maine | #103 | 15 | 1 in 416 |
| New Jersey | #104 | 48 | 1 in 515 |
| New Hampshire | #111 | 6 | 1 in 512 |
| New York | #114 | 158 | 1 in 541 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 129 | 1 in 576 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 33 | 1 in 723 |
| Michigan | #140 | 49 | 1 in 863 |
| Montana | #144 | 6 | 1 in 651 |
| Minnesota | #145 | 23 | 1 in 913 |
| Virginia | #146 | 36 | 1 in 662 |
| Ohio | #156 | 51 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Illinois | #159 | 54 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Louisiana | #161 | 35 | 1 in 635 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 6 | 1 in 765 |
| Mississippi | #166 | 32 | 1 in 705 |
| Washington | #169 | 12 | 1 in 912 |
| North Carolina | #177 | 38 | 1 in 973 |
| Georgia | #186 | 35 | 1 in 880 |
| Alabama | #187 | 32 | 1 in 916 |
| Kansas | #191 | 10 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Florida | #202 | 15 | 1 in 905 |
| South Carolina | #218 | 16 | 1 in 1,281 |
| Colorado | #223 | 7 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Kentucky | #225 | 21 | 1 in 1,344 |
| California | #233 | 30 | 1 in 1,484 |
| New Mexico | #242 | 5 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Arkansas | #243 | 15 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Missouri | #252 | 14 | 1 in 1,917 |
| West Virginia | #263 | 10 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Oklahoma | #278 | 12 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Tennessee | #279 | 13 | 1 in 2,087 |
| Texas | #286 | 37 | 1 in 1,560 |
| Iowa | #325 | 5 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Indiana | #361 | 6 | 1 in 4,344 |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gertrude
- 1,877 spots since 2024 (#4,669 → #6,546)
- 2,283 spots since 2020 (#4,263 → #6,546)
- 1,419 spots since 2015 (#5,127 → #6,546)
- Biggest jump: 56 spots in 1963 (#855 → #799)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 1965 (#841 → #973)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1906 at #22 (2,375 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1965
- Highest: 1 in 107 girls born in 1896 were named Gertrude (0.93%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #22 in 1906, was only 1 in 124 (0.80%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.0% of all girls named Gertrude (49,565) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,100 | #24 (1881) | #27 |
| 1890s | 19,898 | #23 (1896) | #24 |
| 1900s | 23,607 | #22 (1906) | #25 |
| 1910s | 49,565 | #26 (1910) | #34 |
| 1920s | 42,459 | #42 (1920) | #66 |
| 1930s | 16,137 | #96 (1930) | #141 |
| 1940s | 7,936 | #186 (1940) | #250 |
| 1950s | 3,936 | #314 (1950) | #473 |
| 1960s | 1,250 | #702 (1960) | #1,044 |
| 1970s | 380 | #1,627 (1972) | #2,535 |
| 1980s | 188 | #3,069 (1980) | #4,421 |
| 1990s | 102 | #6,064 (1996) | #8,675 |
| 2000s | 135 | #6,208 (2000) | #8,461 |
| 2010s | 236 | #4,083 (2016) | #5,798 |
| 2020s | 171 | #4,263 (2020) | #4,803 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gertrude in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 946 of them was named Gertrude, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 92,429 of them was named Gertrude, which outranked 48.4% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,976Trevor13
- #1,976Vertis13
- #1,976Wray13
- #2,084Gertrude12
- #2,084Adolf12
- #2,084Alphonzo12
- #2,084Americo12
- #2,185Adalberto11
- #2,185Ancel11
- #2,185Angela11
Tied with 100 names at #2,084; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.