Female name
Gertrude
177,668 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1917. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Of Germanic origin, composed of *gaizaz ("spear") and *þrūþ- ("strength"); literally, "she who is strong with the spear".Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Gertrude”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1917: 6,315 births. 177,668 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1890s, 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. At its peak, it ranked 22nd among girls' names in 1906. It is still given: 139 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1964: 24 births. 197 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,745 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 454* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 5 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 44 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
4
work, structure, stability
5 + 3 + 5 = 13 → 4
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
7 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 4 = 31 → 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.