Quick answers about Gertie
How many people are named Gertie?
An estimated 640 living Americans are named Gertie.
How rare is Gertie?
Gertie fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Gertie?
The median age of a living American named Gertie is approximately 75 years, with most bearers falling between 66 and 82 years old.
Is Gertie still popular?
Not especially. Gertie has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Gertie most common?
Gertie has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 8.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Where it lives now
Gertie is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 8.9× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Gertie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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