Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1911
Gerdie
Gerdie has 16 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1911–1929
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Gerdie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1911.
Gerdie has 16 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1929.
- 16 total births
- 1911–1929 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Gerdie since 1911, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1929.
- 16
- total births
- 1911–1929
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Gerdie was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gerdie in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Gerdie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gerdie splits its recorded history at 1918: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gerdie at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1911
Gerdie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1929
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Gerdie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Gerdie's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Gerdie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gerdie? ▼
16 babies have been named Gerdie since 1911. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Gerdie most popular? ▼
Gerdie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Gerdie been used? ▼
Records for Gerdie go back to 1911, giving 19 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Gerdie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gerdie's data
- Gerdie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gerdie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gerdie: Baby Name Since 1911 - 16 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gerdie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gerdie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.