Names / Girl names
Gertrude
Current rank
#6,632
holding steady
All-time peak
#22
in 1906
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
177,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #22 in 1906 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Gertrude enters U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It hit its high in 1906 at #22. More than 177,600 children have been given the name overall.