Bert
Last seen for girls in 1960 at #6,390 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 348 births
- Debut · boys
- 348 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,585since 1880
Bert over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | — | #8,312 | 9 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,921 | 8 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,828 | 12 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,067 | 9 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,951 | 19 | |
| 2018 | — | #7,136 | 11 | |
| 2017 | — | #7,546 | 10 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,053 | 14 | |
| 2015 | — | #6,676 | 12 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,252 | 17 | |
| 2013 | — | #8,118 | 9 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,050 | 11 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #9,864 | 7 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,393 | 13 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,901 | 14 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,865 | 18 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,875 | 13 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,813 | 13 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,616 | 17 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,617 | 23 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,764 | 21 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,762 | 14 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,059 | 16 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,535 | 30 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,500 | 30 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,347 | 33 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,865 | 24 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,955 | 41 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,573 | 54 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,516 | 56 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,733 | 44 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,395 | 56 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,195 | 65 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,102 | 72 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,214 | 61 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,076 | 69 | |
| 1983 | — | #964 | 84 | |
| 1982 | — | #977 | 85 | |
| 1981 | — | #900 | 98 | |
| 1980 | — | #808 | 118 | |
| 1979 | — | #816 | 114 | |
| 1978 | — | #790 | 115 | |
| 1977 | — | #689 | 151 | |
| 1976 | — | #683 | 146 | |
| 1975 | — | #635 | 162 | |
| 1974 | — | #695 | 140 | |
| 1973 | — | #623 | 159 | |
| 1972 | — | #568 | 199 | |
| 1971 | — | #559 | 209 | |
| 1970 | — | #518 | 241 | |
| 1969 | — | #537 | 214 | |
| 1968 | — | #512 | 217 | |
| 1967 | — | #481 | 245 | |
| 1966 | — | #484 | 252 | |
| 1965 | — | #481 | 260 | |
| 1964 | — | #436 | 335 | |
| 1963 | — | #442 | 324 | |
| 1962 | — | #420 | 360 | |
| 1961 | — | #452 | 322 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #400 | 391 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #403 | 388 |
| 1958 | — | #376 | 428 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #420 | 345 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #387 | 376 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #359 | 405 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #383 | 347 |
| 1953 | — | #363 | 358 | |
| 1952 | — | #351 | 383 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #349 | 379 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #368 | 339 |
| 1949 | — | #355 | 361 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #337 | 400 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #340 | 400 |
| 1946 | — | #339 | 363 | |
| 1945 | — | #328 | 327 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #309 | 385 |
| 1943 | — | #304 | 416 | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #296 | 418 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #308 | 353 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #284 | 384 |
| 1939 | — | #286 | 373 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #289 | 358 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #277 | 387 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #278 | 376 |
| 1935 | — | #246 | 470 | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #267 | 420 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #261 | 407 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #251 | 462 |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | #249 | 463 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #232 | 542 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #225 | 566 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #245 | 517 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #230 | 571 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #247 | 519 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #245 | 536 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #218 | 620 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #231 | 573 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | #217 | 609 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #207 | 661 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #218 | 593 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #218 | 570 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #186 | 698 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #210 | 533 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #203 | 556 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | #202 | 532 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | #191 | 448 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | #197 | 340 |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | #176 | 332 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #178 | 177 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #190 | 141 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #189 | 119 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #179 | 120 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #190 | 111 |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | #171 | 106 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #154 | 134 |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | #157 | 120 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #142 | 132 |
| 1902 | #903 | 15 | #143 | 130 |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | #133 | 128 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #142 | 153 |
| 1899 | — | #125 | 127 | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #126 | 143 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #117 | 143 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | #109 | 173 |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | #114 | 149 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #98 | 187 |
| 1893 | — | #96 | 184 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #96 | 200 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | #89 | 181 |
| 1890 | — | #97 | 180 | |
| 1889 | — | #75 | 231 | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #73 | 282 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #72 | 237 |
| 1886 | — | #76 | 228 | |
| 1885 | — | #66 | 276 | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #67 | 280 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #62 | 273 |
| 1882 | — | #52 | 341 | |
| 1881 | — | #50 | 312 | |
| 1880 | — | #47 | 348 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bert was already there! It came in at #47, and was given to 348 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2023–2025, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Bert is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#89 · 1 in 348
- South Dakota#96 · 1 in 425
- Washington#101 · 1 in 534
- Idaho#107 · 1 in 405
- Colorado#122 · 1 in 620
Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #89 | 7 | 1 in 348 |
| South Dakota | #96 | 12 | 1 in 425 |
| Washington | #101 | 14 | 1 in 534 |
| Idaho | #107 | 8 | 1 in 405 |
| Colorado | #122 | 10 | 1 in 620 |
| Iowa | #123 | 28 | 1 in 645 |
| Missouri | #129 | 32 | 1 in 769 |
| Indiana | #131 | 25 | 1 in 814 |
| California | #139 | 21 | 1 in 855 |
| Arkansas | #140 | 19 | 1 in 721 |
| Michigan | #140 | 31 | 1 in 889 |
| Utah | #143 | 7 | 1 in 565 |
| Montana | #145 | 6 | 1 in 790 |
| Oregon | #145 | 5 | 1 in 887 |
| Nebraska | #146 | 14 | 1 in 743 |
| Kentucky | #147 | 21 | 1 in 939 |
| Ohio | #157 | 32 | 1 in 1,269 |
| North Dakota | #166 | 7 | 1 in 955 |
| Oklahoma | #188 | 14 | 1 in 1,111 |
| Illinois | #189 | 32 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Minnesota | #194 | 13 | 1 in 1,446 |
| West Virginia | #202 | 8 | 1 in 1,398 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 17 | 1 in 1,479 |
| New Jersey | #211 | 8 | 1 in 3,030 |
| Wisconsin | #217 | 11 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Pennsylvania | #220 | 26 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Kansas | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Louisiana | #261 | 9 | 1 in 1,648 |
| New York | #271 | 23 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 8 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Georgia | #286 | 11 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Texas | #298 | 19 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Massachusetts | #302 | 6 | 1 in 4,844 |
| South Carolina | #318 | 6 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Mississippi | #339 | 6 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Alabama | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bert
- 2,383 spots since 2024 (#8,312 → #10,695)
- 2,628 spots since 2020 (#8,067 → #10,695)
- 4,019 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #10,695)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1975 (#695 → #635)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1984 (#964 → #1,076)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #47 (348 births)
- Births halved by 1895, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1894
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1983
- Highest: 1 in 318 boys born in 1880 were named Bert (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.2% of all boys named Bert (5,765) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,808 | #47 (1880) | #64 |
| 1890s | 1,667 | #89 (1891) | #107 |
| 1900s | 1,253 | #133 (1901) | #160 |
| 1910s | 4,327 | #176 (1912) | #195 |
| 1920s | 5,765 | #207 (1921) | #228 |
| 1930s | 4,258 | #232 (1930) | #264 |
| 1940s | 3,807 | #284 (1940) | #320 |
| 1950s | 3,748 | #349 (1951) | #376 |
| 1960s | 2,920 | #400 (1960) | #465 |
| 1970s | 1,636 | #518 (1970) | #658 |
| 1980s | 752 | #808 (1980) | #1,136 |
| 1990s | 322 | #1,516 (1990) | #2,730 |
| 2000s | 149 | #3,617 (2001) | #5,723 |
| 2010s | 122 | #4,951 (2019) | #6,842 |
| 2020s | 51 | #6,828 (2022) | #8,756 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bert in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 80,333 of them was named Bert, which outranked 54.1% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,246Wayne14
- #2,246Wilberta14
- #2,246Zell14
- #2,368Bert13
- #2,368Adra13
- #2,368Adriana13
- #2,368Aileene13
- #2,498Agapita12
- #2,498Ailie12
- #2,498Aino12
Tied with 129 names at #2,368; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,601 of them was named Bert, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.