Girls' name · since 1905
Gertrue
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Gertrue, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
222 girls have been named Gertrue since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gertrue has been recorded 222 times among girls since 1905, 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 1905 to 1936.
- #18,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 222 born since 1905
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gertrue ranks #18,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1905, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gertrue's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gertrue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gertrue's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gertrue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1936
- Peak year (1919)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Gertrue by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (101 births, 45% of the file).
1910s was Gertrue's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gertrue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 101 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Gertrue's decade-level peak was the 1910s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1930s -- 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 Gertrue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1905–1936 (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 Gertrue 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.