Gertrude Name Popularity

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How popular is Gertrude?

In 2018 the rare name Gertrude, ranked the 5,486th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gertrude is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #22 in 1906.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1917 with 6,300 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gertrude was 5 in 1998.

Gertrude, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1883-1892, 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1985-1988, and 2012-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1924-1940, 1942-1945, 1949-1953, 1954-1968, and 1971-1976.

Gertrude's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Gertrude for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gertrude?

Gertrude's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Gertrude is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Gertrude has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Gertrude (Girl)		Gertrude (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		23	5,486	< 5	--
2017		26	5,088	< 5	--
2016		36	4,102	< 5	--
2015		26	5,172	< 5	--
2014		20	6,277	< 5	--
2013		18	6,821	< 5	--
2012		17	7,235	< 5	--
2011		17	7,211	< 5	--
2010		17	7,307	< 5	--
2009		8	12,837	< 5	--
2008		16	7,860	< 5	--
2007		18	7,182	< 5	--
2006		15	7,997	< 5	--
2005		14	8,034	< 5	--
2004		17	6,885	< 5	--
2003		9	10,726	< 5	--
2002		11	9,054	< 5	--
2001		9	10,386	< 5	--
2000		17	6,293	< 5	--
1999		13	7,386	< 5	--
1998		5	14,941	< 5	--
1997		7	11,234	< 5	--
1996		15	6,162	< 5	--
1995		9	9,017	< 5	--
1994		13	6,815	< 5	--
1993		8	9,890	< 5	--
1992		9	8,984	< 5	--
1991		14	6,355	< 5	--
1990		9	8,722	< 5	--
1989		17	5,118	< 5	--
1988		22	4,059	< 5	--
1987		11	6,463	< 5	--
1986		12	5,880	< 5	--
1985		14	5,153	< 5	--
1984		16	4,555	< 5	--
1983		21	3,720	< 5	--
1982		24	3,450	< 5	--
1981		22	3,653	< 5	--
1980		27	3,156	< 5	--
1979		19	3,949	< 5	--
1978		19	3,822	< 5	--
1977		20	3,659	< 5	--
1976		21	3,319	< 5	--
1975		43	2,031	< 5	--
1974		39	2,106	< 5	--
1973		55	1,655	< 5	--
1972		55	1,636	< 5	--
1971		55	1,668	< 5	--
1970		54	1,710	< 5	--
1969		53	1,655	< 5	--
1968		58	1,494	< 5	--
1967		72	1,270	< 5	--
1966		98	1,060	< 5	--
1965		112	976	< 5	--
1964		153	841	< 5	--
1963		169	800	< 5	--
1962		152	856	< 5	--
1961		173	795	< 5	--
1960		212	701	< 5	--
1959		220	674	< 5	--
1958		242	630	< 5	--
1957		300	554	< 5	--
1956		340	509	< 5	--
1955		369	473	< 5	--
1954		393	444	< 5	--
1953		422	420	< 5	--
1952		477	378	< 5	--
1951		558	335	< 5	--
1950		612	314	< 5	--
1949		657	302	5	3,897
1948		651	301	< 5	--
1947		702	298	< 5	--
1946		639	290	< 5	--
1945		664	262	< 5	--
1944		812	232	< 5	--
1943		867	227	7	3,064
1942		931	215	< 5	--
1941		998	189	< 5	--
1940		1,012	186	< 5	--
1939		1,092	173	6	3,254
1938		1,167	172	12	2,121
1937		1,319	159	8	2,755
1936		1,315	156	9	2,514
1935		1,425	145	14	1,969
1934		1,582	135	6	3,440
1933		1,620	133	7	3,111
1932		1,968	124	13	2,136
1931		2,094	115	13	2,144
1930		2,554	96	13	2,224
1929		2,725	95	14	2,132
1928		3,012	86	12	2,438
1927		3,506	78	17	1,982
1926		3,853	71	12	2,475
1925		3,892	70	11	2,649
1924		4,543	60	17	1,989
1923		4,699	59	9	3,045
1922		5,082	48	13	2,389
1921		5,349	46	8	3,320
1920		5,797	42	17	1,990
1919		6,015	39	16	2,007
1918		6,264	39	14	2,204
1917		6,300	37	15	2,029
1916		6,243	35	16	1,883
1915		6,077	35	15	1,911
1914		4,938	32	11	2,020
1913		4,015	33	13	1,531
1912		3,887	30	14	1,299
1911		2,895	30	13	946
1910		2,932	26	8	1,248
1909		2,622	25	< 5	--
1908		2,562	25	13	763
1907		2,499	24	10	897
1906		2,375	22	9	876
1905		2,276	27	10	810
1904		2,269	25	6	1,123
1903		2,253	24	5	1,190
1902		2,207	27	10	767
1901		1,964	27	5	1,116
1900		2,580	23	8	996
1899		2,111	23	7	893
1898		2,302	24	14	587
1897		2,135	23	6	992
1896		2,221	23	6	1,034
1895		2,129	24	12	619
1894		1,908	25	10	692
1893		1,811	24	< 5	--
1892		1,924	23	7	892
1891		1,645	26	11	573
1890		1,713	26	9	692
1889		1,543	28	7	835
1888		1,468	28	5	1,093
1887		1,251	28	< 5	--
1886		1,249	27	7	793
1885		1,086	29	8	729
1884		1,063	28	5	1,034
1883		923	25	< 5	--
1882		939	26	< 5	--
1881		791	24	< 5	--
1880		787	25	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.