Gertrude is a girl's name of German origin meaning “spear.” In 2024 it was given to 29 girls in the United States.
Gertrude belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “spear” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gertrude first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #22 in 1906, and in 2024 29 babies received the name — 177,083 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gertrude means “spear” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gertrude is a girl name. In 2024, 29 babies received the name in the US.
Gertrude comes from the German tradition.
Gertrude first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #22 in 1906, and 29 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gertrude is pronounced /ˈɡɝtɹud/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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