How Many People Are Named Gertie?
An estimated 917 people in the United States have the first name Gertie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Gertie peaked in popularity in 1918 with 220 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gertie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gertie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Gertie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
917
About 1 in 373,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1918
220 births
Total Registered
8,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gertie
Gertie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,532 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gertie as a female name
Ranked #10,648 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 1918 (220 births)
Gertie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gertie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,745 babies were registered. Gertie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gertie by Decade
How has Gertie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gertie by State
Birth registrations for Gertie span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, North Dakota. On average, about 205 Gerties were registered per state.
Gertie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gertie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gertie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gertie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gertie?
We estimate approximately 917 people named Gertie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 373,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Gertie a common name?
Gertie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gertie most popular?
Gertie reached peak popularity in 1918, when 220 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gertie is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gertie a female name?
Gertie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gertie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gertie Smith, Gertie Johnson, Gertie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me