The first name Gertie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gertie last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 4 girls.
4
babies named Gertie, 1996–2025
#4,524
rank in 2008
2008
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gertie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gertie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 9 girls born in the United States were named Gertie, the 10,655th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 220 were.
8,532
babies named Gertie since 1880
#10,655
rank in 2022
1918
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Gertie mean?
- Diminutive + -ie.
- How popular is the name Gertie?
- In 2008, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Gertie, ranking 4,524th.
- Is Gertie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,532 US babies named Gertie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gertie most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 220 babies were named Gertie, its highest rank at 448th.