Geri vs Gertrude

Side-by-side comparison of Geri and Gertrude — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Geri

Girl name

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Name B

Gertrude

Girl name · Rank #4651

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Metric Geri Gertrude
Current Rank Unranked #4651
Total Births (all years) 8,021 177,083
Peak Year 1958 1917
Peak Year Births 368 6,300
Peak Decade 1960ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Geri Gertrude
1880ss — 11,100
1890ss — 19,898
1900ss — 23,607
1910ss 5 49,565
1920ss 32 42,459
1930ss 226 16,137
1940ss 834 7,936
1950ss 2,280 3,936
1960ss 2,466 1,250
1970ss 1,081 380
1980ss 688 188
1990ss 266 102
2000ss 115 135
2010ss 28 236
2020ss — 154

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Geri Gertrude
2014 — 20
2015 6 26
2016 5 36
2017 — 26
2018 7 25
2019 — 34
2020 — 32
2021 — 30
2022 — 32
2023 — 31
2024 — 29

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2018.

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