Girls' name · since 1894
Gertrud
34 babies named Gertrud in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #39,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gertrud is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gertrud has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1923.
- #39,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1894
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gertrud ranks #39,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1894, peaking in the 1910s.
- #39,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gertrud's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gertrud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gertrud splits its recorded history at 1916: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gertrud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1923
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Gertrud by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (18 births, 53% of the file).
1910s was Gertrud's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Gertrud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Gertrud's decade-level peak was the 1910s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gertrud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1894–1923 (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 Gertrud 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.