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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #47, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1927

  • 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: #88 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 427 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNHWashington: #118 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 629 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #165 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,174 boysMNIllinois: #207 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,968 boysILWisconsin: #223 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,224 boysWIMichigan: #189 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,679 boysMINew York: #182 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,961 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedRIOregon: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 971 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedSDIowa: #172 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,235 boysIAIndiana: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,359 boysINOhio: #181 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,765 boysOHPennsylvania: #223 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,144 boysPANew Jersey: #147 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,501 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #187 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,207 boysCAUtah: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysUTColorado: #224 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,641 boysCONebraska: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 boysNEMissouri: #172 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,265 boysMOKentucky: #185 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,267 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,662 boysWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,889 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNMKansas: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,692 boysKSArkansas: #226 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,503 boysARTennessee: #214 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,788 boysTNNorth Carolina: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,192 boysNCSouth Carolina: #284 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,628 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #164 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 999 boysOKLouisiana: #238 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,451 boysLAMississippi: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,441 boysMSAlabama: #326 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,829 boysALGeorgia: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,699 boysGAHawaii: #130 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 541 boysHITexas: #302 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,963 boysTXFlorida: #152 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 912 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#88 · 1 in 427
  2. Washington#118 · 1 in 629
  3. Utah#128 · 1 in 541
  4. Hawaii#130 · 1 in 541
  5. New Jersey#147 · 1 in 1,501

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8861 in 427
Washington#118151 in 629
Utah#12891 in 541
Hawaii#13061 in 541
New Jersey#147201 in 1,501
Florida#152161 in 912
Oregon#15261 in 971
Oklahoma#164231 in 999
Minnesota#165181 in 1,174
Iowa#172161 in 1,235
Missouri#172231 in 1,265
Ohio#181301 in 1,765
New York#182501 in 1,961
Kentucky#185211 in 1,267
California#187311 in 1,207
Michigan#189251 in 1,679
Illinois#207301 in 1,968
Tennessee#214141 in 1,788
Kansas#21891 in 1,692
West Virginia#222111 in 1,662
Pennsylvania#223281 in 3,144
Wisconsin#223111 in 2,224
Colorado#22451 in 1,641
Arkansas#226121 in 1,503
Indiana#227111 in 2,359
Nebraska#23161 in 1,950
Louisiana#238141 in 1,451
Virginia#28281 in 2,889
South Carolina#28471 in 2,628
Texas#302291 in 1,963
North Carolina#320111 in 3,192
Alabama#326101 in 2,829
Mississippi#36761 in 3,441
Georgia#45551 in 5,699
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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 1927

girls
#2,552
13 births · 1 in 91,725 girls
boys
#230
571 births · 1 in 1,974 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #2,552Bert13

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #230Bert571
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 91,725 of them was named Bert, which outranked 54.4% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #2,433Yoshie14
  2. #2,433Yukie14
  3. #2,433Zina14
  4. #2,552Bert13
  5. #2,552Agness13
  6. #2,552Aileene13
  7. #2,552Aleda13
  8. #2,699Adelfa12
  9. #2,699Albena12
  10. #2,699Alejandra12

Tied with 146 names at #2,552; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 1,974 of them was named Bert, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #227Perry584
  2. #228Laurence583
  3. #229Ellis579
  4. #230Bert571
  5. #230Ramon571
  6. #232Doyle569
  7. #232Seymour569
  8. #234Felix563

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →