Is Gertrude a boy or girl name?
Gertrude is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 0 boys were named Gertrude, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 177,651 US babies named Gertrude were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,683
- Babies named Gertrude since 1880
- 177,651
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6,315 babies
Boys and girls named Gertrude, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 | 11,100 | 99.7% |
| 1890s | 82 | 19,898 | 99.6% |
| 1900s | 76 | 23,607 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 135 | 49,565 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 130 | 42,459 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 101 | 16,137 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 12 | 7,936 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,936 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,250 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 380 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 188 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,683 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,491 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,405 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,544 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,291 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,196 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,215 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,097 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,115 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,185 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,284 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,834 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,243 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,223 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,312 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,848 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,867 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,186 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,040 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,888 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,730 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,056 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,625 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,297 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,390 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,941 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,236 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,164 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,019 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,816 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,889 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,988 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,356 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,722 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,120 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,061 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,466 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,538 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,155 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,555 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,721 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,450 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,653 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,086 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,822 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,661 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,319 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,032 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,656 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,636 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,669 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,711 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,655 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,494 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,288 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,060 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 112 | #975 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 153 | #841 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 169 | #800 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 152 | #855 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 173 | #795 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 211 | #702 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 220 | #674 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 243 | #630 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 300 | #554 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 340 | #509 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 371 | #472 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 393 | #444 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 422 | #420 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 476 | #379 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 558 | #335 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 613 | #314 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,898 | 657 | #302 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 651 | #301 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 702 | #298 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 639 | #290 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 664 | #262 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 813 | #232 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,064 | 867 | #227 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 932 | #215 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 997 | #190 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #186 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,253 | 1,092 | #173 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,120 | 1,167 | #172 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,759 | 1,319 | #159 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,514 | 1,316 | #156 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,970 | 1,425 | #145 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,440 | 1,582 | #135 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,111 | 1,619 | #133 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,136 | 1,968 | #124 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,144 | 2,094 | #115 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,224 | 2,555 | #96 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,133 | 2,725 | #95 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,439 | 3,011 | #86 |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,982 | 3,508 | #78 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,474 | 3,852 | #71 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,650 | 3,892 | #70 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,989 | 4,543 | #60 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,045 | 4,700 | #59 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,390 | 5,082 | #48 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,319 | 5,349 | #46 |
| 1920 | 17 | #1,990 | 5,797 | #42 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,007 | 6,014 | #39 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,204 | 6,264 | #39 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,029 | 6,300 | #37 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,883 | 6,243 | #35 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,911 | 6,077 | #35 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,020 | 4,938 | #32 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,531 | 4,015 | #33 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,299 | 3,887 | #30 |
| 1911 | 13 | #946 | 2,895 | #30 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,248 | 2,932 | #26 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 2,622 | #25 |
| 1908 | 13 | #763 | 2,562 | #25 |
| 1907 | 10 | #897 | 2,499 | #24 |
| 1906 | 9 | #876 | 2,375 | #22 |
| 1905 | 10 | #810 | 2,276 | #27 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,123 | 2,269 | #25 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,190 | 2,253 | #24 |
| 1902 | 10 | #767 | 2,207 | #27 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,116 | 1,964 | #27 |
| 1900 | 8 | #996 | 2,580 | #23 |
| 1899 | 7 | #893 | 2,110 | #23 |
| 1898 | 14 | #587 | 2,302 | #24 |
| 1897 | 6 | #992 | 2,135 | #23 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,034 | 2,221 | #23 |
| 1895 | 12 | #619 | 2,129 | #24 |
| 1894 | 10 | #692 | 1,908 | #25 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 1,811 | #24 |
| 1892 | 7 | #892 | 1,924 | #23 |
| 1891 | 11 | #573 | 1,645 | #26 |
| 1890 | 9 | #692 | 1,713 | #26 |
| 1889 | 7 | #835 | 1,543 | #28 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,093 | 1,468 | #28 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 1,251 | #28 |
| 1886 | 7 | #793 | 1,249 | #27 |
| 1885 | 8 | #729 | 1,086 | #29 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,034 | 1,063 | #28 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 923 | #25 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 939 | #26 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 791 | #24 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 787 | #25 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gertrude reached #573 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #22 in 1906. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gertrude
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.