Girls' name · since 1902
Girtrue
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Girtrue, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Girtrue sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1902.
Girtrue has 50 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1931.
- #35,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Girtrue ranks #35,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #35,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Girtrue's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Girtrue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Girtrue's full recorded timeline at 1920, 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 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Girtrue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1931
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Girtrue by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Girtrue's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Girtrue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Girtrue's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Girtrue: 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 (~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, 1902–1931 (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 Girtrue 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.