Gertie vs Gertrude

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

Name A

Gertie

Girl name

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Name B

Gertrude

Girl name · Rank #4670

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Metric Gertie Gertrude
Current Rank Unranked #4670
Total Births (all years) 8,532 177,100
Peak Year 1918 1917
Peak Year Births 220 6,300
Peak Decade 1910s 1910s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gertie Gertrude
1880s 710 11,100
1890s 1,143 19,898
1900s 1,115 23,607
1910s 1,745 49,565
1920s 1,551 42,459
1930s 1,082 16,137
1940s 672 7,936
1950s 321 3,936
1960s 110 1,250
1970s 29 380
1980s 10 188
1990s - 102
2000s 5 135
2010s 25 236
2020s 14 171

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gertie Gertrude
2014 - 20
2015 - 26
2016 - 36
2017 6 26
2018 - 25
2019 5 34
2020 - 32
2021 5 30
2022 9 32
2023 - 31
2024 - 29
2025 - 17

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, 1880–2022.

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