girl's name
Gertrue
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 222
Gertrue is a girl's name. In 1936 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1919, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
Gertrue over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1936, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 101 |
| 1920s | 87 |
| 1930s (to 1936) | 24 |
How popular is Gertrue?
In 1936, Gertrue was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gertrue
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gertrue also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gertrue over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gertrue
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gertrue — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gertrue
How popular is the name Gertrue?
In 1936, Gertrue was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Gertrue a girl's or a boy's name?
Gertrue is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Gertrue most popular?
Gertrue peaked in 1919, when 18 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.