Girls' name · since 1914
Gurtie
Gurtie has 42 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurtie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Gurtie recorded 42 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1947.
- #36,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurtie ranks #36,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurtie's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gurtie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurtie's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurtie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1947
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Gurtie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Gurtie's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Gurtie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Gurtie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gurtie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1914–1947 (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 Gurtie 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.