Girls name
Gertrude
Gertrude is a girls' name given to 119,858 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1917 with 6,298 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 8th among girls names in Alaska in 1918.
Which states favor Gertrude
Gertrude by state
Top states by all-time births named Gertrude. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 17,378 | #1678 (1976) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 12,365 | #1019 (1975) |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,590 | #523 (1959) |
| 4 | Illinois | 6,433 | #1210 (1972) |
| 5 | Michigan | 5,301 | #811 (1966) |
| 6 | Ohio | 5,085 | #796 (1971) |
| 7 | New Jersey | 4,845 | #746 (1966) |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3,744 | #453 (1954) |
| 9 | Texas | 3,209 | #1217 (1968) |
| 10 | Louisiana | 3,021 | #564 (1968) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 2,917 | #612 (1973) |
| 12 | Virginia | 2,894 | #633 (1963) |
| 13 | Alabama | 2,851 | #560 (1962) |
| 14 | Georgia | 2,770 | #747 (1964) |
| 15 | Missouri | 2,453 | #609 (1966) |
| 16 | South Carolina | 2,370 | #454 (1961) |
| 17 | California | 2,353 | #3351 (2020) |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2,338 | #470 (1953) |
| 19 | Maryland | 2,275 | #511 (1972) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 2,267 | #477 (1955) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).