How Many People Are Named Gettie?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Gettie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 96 years old, and Gettie peaked in popularity in 1894 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gettie 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 Gettie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 96, Gettie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1940.
- Gettie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
96
years old
Peak Year
1894
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gettie
Gettie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gettie as a female name
Ranked #4,469 in 1935
5 female births in 1935
Peak: 1894 (6 births)
Gettie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gettie span from the 1890s to the 1930s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 6 babies were registered. Gettie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gettie by Decade
How has Gettie 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.
Gettie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gettie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gettie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gettie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gettie?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Gettie 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Gettie a common name?
Gettie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gettie most popular?
Gettie reached peak popularity in 1894, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gettie is approximately 96 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gettie a female name?
Gettie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gettie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gettie Smith, Gettie Johnson, Gettie 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.
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