Gertrud — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gertrud

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Gertrud between 1894 and 1923, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gertrud currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gertrud performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gertrud shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gertrud in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.