Girls' name · since 1888
Girtie
Girtie has 385 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Girtie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 385 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Girtie has been recorded 385 times among girls since 1888, 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 1888 to 1953.
- #13,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 385 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Girtie ranks #13,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 385 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Girtie's 385 recorded births place it above 80.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Girtie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Girtie's full recorded timeline at 1917, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Girtie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1953
- Peak year (1920)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Girtie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (111 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Girtie's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Girtie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 41
1890s
41 births
- 1900s
1900s
66 births
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
108 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 111 births (29% of all-time use).
Girtie by state
Where Girtie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
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What to do with Girtie's data
- Girtie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Girties (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Girtie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1888–1953 (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 Girtie 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.