Gertude

Girl · recorded 1885–1938

  • 1938last recorded
  • 1885best year

Most popular in 1885.

Last recorded in 1938. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gertude.

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

0193818851898191219251938

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 36 recorded years as a table
Gertude, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188538
188928
189127
189333
189625
189730
189921
190023
190429
190722
190824
190932
191015
191117
191214
191311
191514
191612
191716
19184
19195
19205
19219
192211
19236
19246
19254
19265
192810
19294
19307
19319
19325
19345
19378
19385

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gertude isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1938
5
Rank in 1938
#4,342
How rare
1 in 220,691 girls
Since 1885
278

Gertude was last recorded in 1938. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1885, at 38 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gertude doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.