NameRealm
Gertrude

Gertrude: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“spear strength”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
GUR-trood · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Germanic elements ger 'spear' and thrud 'strength'. It was borne by several medieval saints, including Saint Gertrude of Nivelles.

German namesEnglish namesNames meaning strengthNames meaning warriorNames meaning braveClassic namesVintage names

How popular is Gertrude?

20248.7 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Gertrude in 202429

2024 rank#4,651 girls

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 1880177,651

Gertrude is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Gertrude

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Gertiespear strength · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Gertrude questions

What does the name Gertrude mean?

Gertrude means "spear strength". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic elements ger 'spear' and thrud 'strength'. It was borne by several medieval saints, including Saint Gertrude of Nivelles.

Is Gertrude a boy or girl name?

Gertrude is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gertrude?

29 US babies were named Gertrude in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Gertrude?

Gertrude is usually pronounced GUR-trood.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.