Gertrude

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Gertrude is a feminine given name which is derived from Germanic roots that meant "spear" and "strength". "Trudy", originally a diminutive of "Gertrude", has developed into a name in its own right. In German-speaking countries, Gertraud is a familiar variation of the name.

From Wikipedia

Gertrude first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 54 babies (rank #255 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gertrude

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gertrude yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

922
Total babies (all years)
57
Years in the data
54
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195239#304
195336#327
195435#321
195554#255
195639#310
195754#264
195840#319
195949#285
196050#290
196148#308
196232#394
196329#421
196435#392
196546#329
196630#425
196721#521
196826#467
196925#485
197026#472
197125#475
197216#580
197314#587
197418#506
19758#759
197617#506
197710#670
197813#573
197910#682
19806#891
19814#1,046
19826#895
19837#850
19845#990
19853#1,226
19863#1,231
19875#1,036
19885#1,035
19892#1,407
19902#1,430
19912#1,448
19923#1,296
19933#1,289
19941#1,683
19951#1,688
19961#1,683
19972#1,456
19982#1,461
19992#1,488
20002#1,486
20012#1,469
20022#1,456
20041#1,615
20051#1,647
20061#1,618
20071#1,598
20081#1,570
20091#1,534