Given name
Ortrude
“resembling a serpent”
Ortrude is a variant of Ortruda. One interpretation is “resembling a serpent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ortrude is a variant of Ortruda. One interpretation is “resembling a serpent.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ortrude through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 6 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 6 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ortrude’s family of names
Ortrude has a related form in Ortruda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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