Gertrue — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gertrue

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Gertrue between 1905 and 1936, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gertrue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gertrue performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gertrue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gertrue 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 222 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.