Name meaning & stats
Gertrude
Gertrude means “strength of a spear” (Germanic origin). 14,346 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.
What it means
“strength of a spear”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1940
14,346 US babies were named Gertrude between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Gertrude (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Name twins (peaked around 1940)