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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • 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: #173 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,361 boysWAIdaho: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 531 boysIDMontana: #126 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 650 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,847 boysMNIllinois: #229 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,545 boysILWisconsin: #292 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,845 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,965 boysMINew York: #202 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,386 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedRIOregon: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 767 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: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,106 boysIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 boysINOhio: #234 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,059 boysOHPennsylvania: #231 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,213 boysPANew Jersey: #221 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,417 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #170 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,186 boysCAUtah: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 474 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCONebraska: #194 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,345 boysNEMissouri: #192 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,446 boysMOKentucky: #167 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,020 boysKYWest Virginia: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,572 boysWVVirginia: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,122 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: #184 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,251 boysKSArkansas: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,258 boysARTennessee: #255 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,557 boysTNNorth Carolina: #419 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,932 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 987 boysOKLouisiana: #255 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,581 boysLAMississippi: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,266 boysMSAlabama: #466 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,560 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedGAHawaii: #103 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 616 boysHITexas: #367 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,913 boysTXFlorida: #265 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,342 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#103 · 1 in 616
  2. Utah#116 · 1 in 474
  3. Idaho#120 · 1 in 531
  4. Montana#126 · 1 in 650
  5. Oregon#132 · 1 in 767

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#10351 in 616
Utah#116101 in 474
Idaho#12071 in 531
Montana#12661 in 650
Oregon#13271 in 767
Kentucky#167261 in 1,020
California#170301 in 1,186
Oklahoma#173231 in 987
Washington#17371 in 1,361
Kansas#184111 in 1,251
Missouri#192191 in 1,446
Nebraska#19481 in 1,345
Michigan#198191 in 1,965
New York#202351 in 2,386
New Jersey#22171 in 3,417
Iowa#22891 in 2,106
Illinois#229201 in 2,545
Pennsylvania#231221 in 3,213
Ohio#234151 in 3,059
Louisiana#255121 in 1,581
Tennessee#255101 in 2,557
Minnesota#25871 in 2,847
Florida#26551 in 2,342
Arkansas#27981 in 2,258
Wisconsin#29261 in 3,845
Indiana#30351 in 4,583
Virginia#30771 in 3,122
West Virginia#33051 in 3,572
Mississippi#34661 in 3,266
Texas#367201 in 2,913
North Carolina#41971 in 4,932
Alabama#46651 in 5,560
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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 1934

girls
#2,567
11 births · 1 in 94,930 girls
boys
#267
420 births · 1 in 2,459 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #2,567Bert11

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #267Bert420
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 94,930 of them was named Bert, which outranked 48.4% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #2,424Zela12
  2. #2,424Zelpha12
  3. #2,424Zeola12
  4. #2,567Bert11
  5. #2,567Adair11
  6. #2,567Akiko11
  7. #2,567Alex11
  8. #2,741Abelina10
  9. #2,741Agness10
  10. #2,741Aiko10

Tied with 173 names at #2,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 2,459 of them was named Bert, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #264Wilfred423
  2. #265Irving422
  3. #266Norbert421
  4. #267Bert420
  5. #268Forrest412
  6. #268Sammy412
  7. #270Dallas403
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →