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 #4651

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Metric Gertie Gertrude
Current Rank Unranked #4651
Total Births (all years) 8,532 177,083
Peak Year 1918 1917
Peak Year Births 220 6,300
Peak Decade 1910ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gertie Gertrude
1880ss 710 11,100
1890ss 1,143 19,898
1900ss 1,115 23,607
1910ss 1,745 49,565
1920ss 1,551 42,459
1930ss 1,082 16,137
1940ss 672 7,936
1950ss 321 3,936
1960ss 110 1,250
1970ss 29 380
1980ss 10 188
1990ss — 102
2000ss 5 135
2010ss 25 236
2020ss 14 154

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

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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