Fun Facts About the Name Gertrude
- Decades of popularity: Gertrude stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 51 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1930.
- More than 177 thousand babies named Gertrude: U.S. records list 177,668 babies given the name Gertrude from 1880 through 2025. Even 568 boys received the name Gertrude - about 1 boy for every 312 girls.
How Popular is the Name Gertrude?
Gertrude remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1930. Its highest annual birth count was in 1917, and people born that year turn 109 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,632 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,683 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,491 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #4,405 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,544 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,291 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #4,196 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #5,215 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,097 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,115 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #5,185 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #6,284 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,834 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #7,243 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #7,223 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #7,312 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #12,848 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,867 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,186 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #8,000 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #8,040 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,888 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #10,730 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,056 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #9,625 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,297 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #7,390 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #14,941 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,236 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,164 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #9,019 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,816 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #9,889 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,988 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #6,356 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #8,722 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,120 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,061 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #6,466 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,538 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #5,155 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,555 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,721 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #3,450 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #3,653 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #3,086 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #3,948 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #3,822 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #3,661 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #3,319 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #2,032 | 43 | 0.0029% |
| 1974 | #2,107 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #1,656 | 55 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #1,636 | 55 | 0.0036% |
| 1971 | #1,669 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1970 | #1,711 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1969 | #1,655 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1968 | #1,494 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 1967 | #1,288 | 71 | 0.0043% |
| 1966 | #1,060 | 98 | 0.0058% |
| 1965 | #975 | 112 | 0.0063% |
| 1964 | #841 | 153 | 0.0081% |
| 1963 | #800 | 169 | 0.0088% |
| 1962 | #855 | 152 | 0.0077% |
| 1961 | #795 | 173 | 0.0086% |
| 1960 | #702 | 211 | 0.0104% |
| 1959 | #674 | 220 | 0.0109% |
| 1958 | #630 | 243 | 0.0121% |
| 1957 | #554 | 300 | 0.0147% |
| 1956 | #509 | 340 | 0.0169% |
| 1955 | #472 | 371 | 0.0190% |
| 1954 | #444 | 393 | 0.0202% |
| 1953 | #420 | 422 | 0.0224% |
| 1952 | #379 | 476 | 0.0257% |
| 1951 | #335 | 558 | 0.0310% |
| 1950 | #314 | 613 | 0.0358% |
| 1949 | #302 | 657 | 0.0384% |
| 1948 | #301 | 651 | 0.0383% |
| 1947 | #298 | 702 | 0.0396% |
| 1946 | #290 | 639 | 0.0407% |
| 1945 | #262 | 664 | 0.0508% |
| 1944 | #232 | 813 | 0.0613% |
| 1943 | #227 | 867 | 0.0621% |
| 1942 | #215 | 932 | 0.0690% |
| 1941 | #190 | 997 | 0.0825% |
| 1940 | #186 | 1,014 | 0.0887% |
| 1939 | #173 | 1,092 | 0.0996% |
| 1938 | #172 | 1,167 | 0.1058% |
| 1937 | #159 | 1,319 | 0.1240% |
| 1936 | #156 | 1,316 | 0.1265% |
| 1935 | #145 | 1,425 | 0.1359% |
| 1934 | #135 | 1,582 | 0.1515% |
| 1933 | #133 | 1,619 | 0.1606% |
| 1932 | #124 | 1,968 | 0.1844% |
| 1931 | #115 | 2,094 | 0.1967% |
| 1930 | #96 | 2,555 | 0.2269% |
| 1929 | #95 | 2,725 | 0.2441% |
| 1928 | #86 | 3,011 | 0.2611% |
| 1927 | #78 | 3,508 | 0.2942% |
| 1926 | #71 | 3,852 | 0.3250% |
| 1925 | #70 | 3,892 | 0.3197% |
| 1924 | #60 | 4,543 | 0.3638% |
| 1923 | #59 | 4,700 | 0.3896% |
| 1922 | #48 | 5,082 | 0.4231% |
| 1921 | #46 | 5,349 | 0.4338% |
| 1920 | #42 | 5,797 | 0.4838% |
| 1919 | #39 | 6,014 | 0.5322% |
| 1918 | #39 | 6,264 | 0.5411% |
| 1917 | #37 | 6,300 | 0.5826% |
| 1916 | #35 | 6,243 | 0.5978% |
| 1915 | #35 | 6,077 | 0.6177% |
| 1914 | #32 | 4,938 | 0.6484% |
| 1913 | #33 | 4,015 | 0.6429% |
| 1912 | #30 | 3,887 | 0.6964% |
| 1911 | #30 | 2,895 | 0.6921% |
| 1910 | #26 | 2,932 | 0.7395% |
| 1909 | #25 | 2,622 | 0.7551% |
| 1908 | #25 | 2,562 | 0.7663% |
| 1907 | #24 | 2,499 | 0.7845% |
| 1906 | #22 | 2,375 | 0.8043% |
| 1905 | #27 | 2,276 | 0.7805% |
| 1904 | #25 | 2,269 | 0.8240% |
| 1903 | #24 | 2,253 | 0.8600% |
| 1902 | #27 | 2,207 | 0.8358% |
| 1901 | #27 | 1,964 | 0.8206% |
| 1900 | #23 | 2,580 | 0.8606% |
| 1899 | #23 | 2,110 | 0.9055% |
| 1898 | #24 | 2,302 | 0.8896% |
| 1897 | #23 | 2,135 | 0.9116% |
| 1896 | #23 | 2,221 | 0.9335% |
| 1895 | #24 | 2,129 | 0.9113% |
| 1894 | #25 | 1,908 | 0.8559% |
| 1893 | #24 | 1,811 | 0.8506% |
| 1892 | #23 | 1,924 | 0.9061% |
| 1891 | #26 | 1,645 | 0.8869% |
| 1890 | #26 | 1,713 | 0.8998% |
| 1889 | #28 | 1,543 | 0.8651% |
| 1888 | #28 | 1,468 | 0.8218% |
| 1887 | #28 | 1,251 | 0.8570% |
| 1886 | #27 | 1,249 | 0.8642% |
| 1885 | #29 | 1,086 | 0.8162% |
| 1884 | #28 | 1,063 | 0.8239% |
| 1883 | #25 | 923 | 0.8218% |
| 1882 | #26 | 939 | 0.8707% |
| 1881 | #24 | 791 | 0.8602% |
| 1880 | #25 | 787 | 0.8649% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | #3,898 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #3,064 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,253 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,120 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #2,759 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,514 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #1,970 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #3,440 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,111 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #2,136 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1931 | #2,144 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #2,224 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #2,133 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,439 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #1,982 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #2,650 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #1,989 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #3,045 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,390 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #3,319 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #1,990 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1919 | #2,007 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1918 | #2,204 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1917 | #2,029 | 15 | 0.0016% |
| 1916 | #1,883 | 16 | 0.0018% |
| 1915 | #1,911 | 15 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #2,020 | 11 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #1,531 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,299 | 14 | 0.0033% |
| 1911 | #946 | 13 | 0.0058% |
| 1910 | #1,248 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1908 | #763 | 13 | 0.0084% |
| 1907 | #897 | 10 | 0.0068% |
| 1906 | #876 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1905 | #810 | 10 | 0.0076% |
| 1904 | #1,123 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #1,190 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1902 | #767 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1901 | #1,116 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #996 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1899 | #893 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1898 | #587 | 14 | 0.0114% |
| 1897 | #992 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1896 | #1,034 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1895 | #619 | 12 | 0.0102% |
| 1894 | #692 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1892 | #892 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #573 | 11 | 0.0109% |
| 1890 | #692 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1889 | #835 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1888 | #1,093 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1886 | #793 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #729 | 8 | 0.0074% |
| 1884 | #1,034 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Gertrude Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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