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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gertie

Gertie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 205th; the most babies were born in 1918 (220). More babies were named Gertie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1918220 babies
Total since 1880
8,532babies recorded

Gertie popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#11,5909
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#2,21328
1950#1,46240
1940#687102
1930#561147
1920#526181
1910#345131
1900#303117
1890#220121
1880#26634

How popular is Gertie, counting every spelling?

Gertie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gertie?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Gertie are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 71 and 86. That makes Gertie 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.

Gertie by state

How common Gertie was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (7.6×), Tennessee (4.0×), Arkansas (3.8×), Kentucky (3.2×), North Carolina (3.0×). In 32 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: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesND0.16Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 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: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesMO0.28Kentucky: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesKY0.58West Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWV0.07Virginia: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesVA0.34Maryland: 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: 0.68 per 1,000 babiesAR0.68Tennessee: 0.72 per 1,000 babiesTN0.72North Carolina: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesNC0.54South Carolina: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesSC0.28District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesOK0.34Louisiana: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesLA1.4Mississippi: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMS0.29Alabama: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesAL0.43Georgia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesGA0.13Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesTX0.38Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gertie, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Gertie is also a nickname for Gertrude.

Questions about the name Gertie

How popular is the name Gertie?

Gertie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 205th; the most babies were born in 1918 (220). More babies were named Gertie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Gertie a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gertie in the US.

Where was Gertie most popular?

In 1916–1920, Gertie was most common in Louisiana (1.38 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Arkansas.