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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gertha

Gertha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 779th; the most babies were born in 1921 (58). More babies were named Gertha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192158 babies
Total since 1880
1,792babies recorded

Gertha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,9138
1950#2,28319
1940#1,30133
1930#1,13343
1920#1,04451
1910#92622
1900#1,19411
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gertha, counting every spelling?

Gertha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gertha?

About 400 people born in the US named Gertha are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 71 and 85. That makes Gertha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gertha by state

How common Gertha was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (10.8×), Arkansas (6.5×), North Carolina (2.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAR0.26Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNC0.11South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesAL0.43Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gertha, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gertha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gertha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gertha

How popular is the name Gertha?

Gertha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 779th; the most babies were born in 1921 (58). More babies were named Gertha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gertha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,792 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Gertha most popular?

In 1919–1923, Gertha was most common in Alabama (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and North Carolina.