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Girl name

Gertrue

100% girls · last recorded 1936

Gertrue has been given to about 222 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 24
Median age today100 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gertrue per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time222

How popular is Gertrue?

Its best year was 1919, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 2017th. The typical living American called Gertrue is about 100 years old today.

Names that sound like Gertrue

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gertrude0.85
  2. Gertie0.68
  3. True0.63
  4. Larue0.52
  5. Germaine0.49
  6. Georgene0.49
  7. Georgette0.48
  8. Gentry0.48

Middle names for Gertrue

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gertrue Noelle0.83
  2. Gertrue Catherine0.80
  3. Gertrue Frances0.80
  4. Gertrue Belle0.80
  5. Gertrue Josephine0.80
  6. Gertrue Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Gertrue

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Opalsister · 0.65
  2. Luellasister · 0.65
  3. Cleoeither · 0.65
  4. Estellesister · 0.64
  5. Soleither · 0.55
  6. Forestbrother · 0.54

Where Gertrue is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gertrue Wilson0.75
    2. Gertrue Williams0.75
    3. Gertrue Walker0.75
    4. Gertrue Turner0.75
    5. Gertrue Torres0.75
    6. Gertrue Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gertrue

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.