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

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Peak · boys
1880 · 348 births
Debut · boys
348 births
In top 100 · boys
15 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,585
since 1880

Bert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #47, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024—#8,3129
2023—#8,9218
2022—#6,82812
2021—#9,7147
2020—#8,0679
2019—#4,95119
2018—#7,13611
2017—#7,54610
2016—#6,05314
2015—#6,67612
2014—#5,25217
2013—#8,1189
2012—#7,05011
2011—#7,50210
2010—#8,1399
2009—#9,8647
2008—#6,39313
2007—#5,90114
2006—#4,86518
2005—#5,87513
2004—#5,81313
2003—#4,61617
2002—#6,52210
2001—#3,61723
2000—#3,76421
1999—#4,76214
1998—#3,19124
1997—#4,05916
1996—#2,53530
1995—#2,50030
1994—#2,34733
1993—#2,86524
1992—#1,95541
1991—#1,57354
1990—#1,51656
1989—#1,73344
1988—#1,39556
1987—#1,19565
1986—#1,10272
1985—#1,21461
1984—#1,07669
1983—#96484
1982—#97785
1981—#90098
1980—#808118
1979—#816114
1978—#790115
1977—#689151
1976—#683146
1975—#635162
1974—#695140
1973—#623159
1972—#568199
1971—#559209
1970—#518241
1969—#537214
1968—#512217
1967—#481245
1966—#484252
1965—#481260
1964—#436335
1963—#442324
1962—#420360
1961—#452322
1960#6,3905#400391
1959#5,0317#403388
1958—#376428
1957#6,0865#420345
1956#3,91010#387376
1955#5,8285#359405
1954#4,2788#383347
1953—#363358
1952—#351383
1951#4,8336#349379
1950#4,3157#368339
1949—#355361
1948#4,6516#337400
1947#4,3457#340400
1946—#339363
1945—#328327
1944#3,1399#309385
1943—#304416
1942#3,4448#296418
1941#2,66811#308353
1940#3,5037#284384
1939—#286373
1938#4,3425#289358
1937#3,1468#277387
1936#3,7016#278376
1935—#246470
1934#2,56711#267420
1933#3,4067#261407
1932#3,0479#251462
1931#1,75020#249463
1930#3,0559#232542
1929#2,92110#225566
1928#3,1649#245517
1927#2,55213#230571
1926#2,47414#247519
1925#2,48914#245536
1924#2,66113#218620
1923#2,36615#231573
1922#2,18617#217609
1921#4,0237#207661
1920#2,26316#218593
1919#1,85520#218570
1918#2,10217#186698
1917#1,99617#210533
1916#2,36813#203556
1915#1,57122#202532
1914#1,44420#191448
1913#1,60114#197340
1912#1,29717#176332
1911#1,37212#178177
1910#1,42111#190141
1909#1,6078#189119
1908#1,08414#179120
1907#1,6397#190111
1906#1,04313#171106
1905#1,4208#154134
1904#1,17010#157120
1903#96913#142132
1902#90315#143130
1901#1,00711#133128
1900#1,17111#142153
1899—#125127
1898#1,09810#126143
1897#1,1678#117143
1896#1,2138#109173
1895#1,2997#114149
1894#99810#98187
1893—#96184
1892#1,4505#96200
1891#1,2136#89181
1890—#97180
1889—#75231
1888#1,0367#73282
1887#7889#72237
1886—#76228
1885—#66276
1884#1,0245#67280
1883#9205#62273
1882—#52341
1881—#50312
1880—#47348
First appearance
1880

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 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNHWashington: #144 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 979 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 730 boysIDMontana: #98 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 446 boysMTNorth Dakota: #136 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 678 boysNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,699 boysMNIllinois: #189 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,614 boysILWisconsin: #208 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,037 boysWIMichigan: #175 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,390 boysMINew York: #185 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,003 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 247 boysWYSouth Dakota: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,023 boysSDIowa: #191 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,494 boysIAIndiana: #192 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,680 boysINOhio: #172 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,543 boysOHPennsylvania: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,840 boysPANew Jersey: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,527 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #154 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 892 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 262 boysUTColorado: #126 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 678 boysCONebraska: #252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,448 boysNEMissouri: #188 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,522 boysMOKentucky: #175 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,225 boysKYWest Virginia: #231 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,846 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 619 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNMKansas: #156 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,018 boysKSArkansas: #183 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,080 boysARTennessee: #243 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,096 boysTNNorth Carolina: #347 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,482 boysNCSouth Carolina: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,868 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 845 boysOKLouisiana: #427 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,872 boysLAMississippi: #385 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,694 boysMSAlabama: #237 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,853 boysALGeorgia: #297 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,784 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedHITexas: #294 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,870 boysTXFlorida: #190 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,296 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#61 · 1 in 247
  2. Utah#69 · 1 in 262
  3. Montana#98 · 1 in 446
  4. Colorado#126 · 1 in 678
  5. North Dakota#136 · 1 in 678

Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#6171 in 247
Utah#69191 in 262
Montana#9891 in 446
Colorado#126131 in 678
North Dakota#13691 in 678
Washington#144101 in 979
Arizona#14661 in 619
Oklahoma#151271 in 845
California#154411 in 892
Kansas#156161 in 1,018
Idaho#15851 in 730
Ohio#172351 in 1,543
Oregon#17351 in 1,201
Kentucky#175221 in 1,225
Michigan#175281 in 1,390
South Dakota#17561 in 1,023
Arkansas#183171 in 1,080
New York#185481 in 2,003
New Jersey#187121 in 2,527
Missouri#188201 in 1,522
Illinois#189371 in 1,614
Florida#19091 in 1,296
Iowa#191141 in 1,494
Indiana#192161 in 1,680
Minnesota#205131 in 1,699
Wisconsin#208121 in 2,037
Pennsylvania#214321 in 2,840
West Virginia#231101 in 1,846
Alabama#237141 in 1,853
Tennessee#243121 in 2,096
Nebraska#25251 in 2,448
Texas#294301 in 1,870
Georgia#297101 in 2,784
South Carolina#31071 in 2,868
North Carolina#347101 in 3,482
Mississippi#38551 in 3,694
Louisiana#42751 in 3,872
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #47 (348 births)
  • Births halved by 1895, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1894
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1983
Share of babies · boys
1 in 318
  • Highest: 1 in 318 boys born in 1880 were named Bert (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.2% of all boys named Bert (5,765) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,808#47 (1880)#64
1890s1,667#89 (1891)#107
1900s1,253#133 (1901)#160
1910s4,327#176 (1912)#195
1920s5,765#207 (1921)#228
1930s4,258#232 (1930)#264
1940s3,807#284 (1940)#320
1950s3,748#349 (1951)#376
1960s2,920#400 (1960)#465
1970s1,636#518 (1970)#658
1980s752#808 (1980)#1,136
1990s322#1,516 (1990)#2,730
2000s149#3,617 (2001)#5,723
2010s122#4,951 (2019)#6,842
2020s51#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 1924

girls
#2,661
13 births · 1 in 96,067 girls
boys
#218
620 births · 1 in 1,827 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #2,661Bert13

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #218Bert620
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 96,067 of them was named Bert, which outranked 54.9% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #2,514Vonna14
  2. #2,514Wenonah14
  3. #2,514Zulema14
  4. #2,661Bert13
  5. #2,661Adalene13
  6. #2,661Aldean13
  7. #2,661Aldene13
  8. #2,809Alfretta12
  9. #2,809Almyra12
  10. #2,809Alvenia12

Tied with 147 names at #2,661; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,827 of them was named Bert, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #215Pete628
  2. #216Ellis627
  3. #217Alan625
  4. #218Bert620
  5. #219Ted610
  6. #220Myron608
  7. #221Elwood606
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →