Girls' name · since 1880
Gertie
Gertie has 8,532 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,532
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
8,532 girls have been named Gertie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gertie recorded 8,532 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #1,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,532 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gertie ranks #1,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,532 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,532
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gertie's 8,532 recorded births place it above 97.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Gertie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gertie splits its recorded history at 1931: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 220 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gertie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1918)
- 220
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Gertie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,745 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Gertie's strongest decade.
1,745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Gertie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
710 births
- 1890s
1890s
1,143 births
- 1900s
1900s
1,115 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,745 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,551 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,082 births
- 1940s 672
1940s
672 births
- 1950s 321
1950s
321 births
- 1960s 110
1960s
110 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,745 births (20% of all-time use).
How Gertie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gertie's total volume
Gertie by state
Where Gertie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 751 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 483 | 5.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 460 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 360 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 345 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 323 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 270 | 3.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 254 | 3.0% |
751 of 8,532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Gertie appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gertie's data
- Gertie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,745 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Gerties (751 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gertie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gertie 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 August 2026.