Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gertha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gertha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,792
- 0 boys · 1,792 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 908 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gertha’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Gertha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gertrude
“one who is strong with a spear”
>99% girls
Bertha
“one who is famously bright and beautiful”
>99% girls
Erma
“one who is complete; universal”
>99% girls
Genevie
“of the race of women; the white wave”
>99% girls
Zera
“a sower of seeds”
>99% girls
Geneva
“of the juniper tree”
>99% girls
Elma
“having God's protection”
>99% girls
Velma
“determined protector”
>99% girls