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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#191 · 1 in 1,598
- Pennsylvania#212 · 1 in 1,669
- Hawaii#220 · 1 in 871
- Maryland#225 · 1 in 1,647
- South Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,354
Best ever in a state: #7 in Alaska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #191 | 29 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Pennsylvania | #212 | 65 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Hawaii | #220 | 6 | 1 in 871 |
| Maryland | #225 | 15 | 1 in 1,647 |
| South Carolina | #228 | 21 | 1 in 1,354 |
| New Jersey | #233 | 22 | 1 in 2,107 |
| Maine | #237 | 5 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Mississippi | #245 | 20 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Alabama | #262 | 21 | 1 in 1,740 |
| Oregon | #266 | 8 | 1 in 1,969 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,277 |
| New York | #277 | 65 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Virginia | #289 | 16 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Nebraska | #295 | 5 | 1 in 2,856 |
| District of Columbia | #300 | 5 | 1 in 2,540 |
| Michigan | #309 | 24 | 1 in 3,270 |
| New Mexico | #310 | 5 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Florida | #326 | 12 | 1 in 2,570 |
| North Carolina | #338 | 16 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Washington | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,226 |
| Missouri | #339 | 11 | 1 in 3,741 |
| Ohio | #358 | 20 | 1 in 4,567 |
| Louisiana | #368 | 12 | 1 in 2,953 |
| Georgia | #373 | 12 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Kansas | #375 | 5 | 1 in 3,906 |
| Iowa | #380 | 6 | 1 in 4,907 |
| Indiana | #396 | 9 | 1 in 5,037 |
| West Virginia | #398 | 5 | 1 in 4,586 |
| Tennessee | #433 | 7 | 1 in 5,417 |
| Kentucky | #446 | 6 | 1 in 5,654 |
| Illinois | #462 | 14 | 1 in 6,563 |
| California | #476 | 22 | 1 in 5,496 |
| Texas | #483 | 24 | 1 in 4,249 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1906 at #22 (2,375 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 51 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 107
- 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
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 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 1951
girls
#335
558 births · 1 in 3,227 girls
Top girls' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 3,227 of them was named Gertrude, which outranked 94.6% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.