Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Gertie

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak births

220

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182025

Quick answers about Gertie

An estimated 1,048 living Americans are named Gertie.

Gertie fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Gertie is approximately 80 years, with most bearers falling between 71 and 88 years old.

Not especially. Gertie has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

8,532

Gertie last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 8,532 American girls received the name.

Gertie peaked in 1918, when 220 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 8,532 Americans named Gertie since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

Living profile

1,048

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age80

Core range71–88

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.