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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMNIllinois: #649 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,781 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedWIMichigan: #657 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,373 boysMINew York: #815 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,077 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedINOhio: #611 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,764 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #608 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,449 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMOKentucky: #350 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,333 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedWVVirginia: 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: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,495 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedARTennessee: #415 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,017 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,301 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #579 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,034 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bert, so not publishedHITexas: #572 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,298 boysTXFlorida: #536 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,995 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#337 · 1 in 2,495
  2. Kentucky#350 · 1 in 4,333
  3. South Carolina#362 · 1 in 3,301
  4. Tennessee#415 · 1 in 5,017
  5. Florida#536 · 1 in 5,995

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#33771 in 2,495
Kentucky#35061 in 4,333
South Carolina#36261 in 3,301
Tennessee#41561 in 5,017
Florida#53681 in 5,995
Texas#572171 in 6,298
Louisiana#57951 in 6,034
California#608181 in 8,449
Ohio#61161 in 12,764
Illinois#64981 in 9,781
Michigan#65751 in 12,373
New York#81581 in 14,077
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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 1975

boys
#635
162 births · 1 in 9,638 boys

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #635Bert162
More about 1975

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 9,638 of them was named Bert, which outranked 90.0% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bert
  1. #630Kim164
  2. #633Ali163
  3. #633Nathanael163
  4. #635Bert162
  5. #635Bradly162
  6. #635Carter162
  7. #635Deshawn162
  8. #641Conrad161
  9. #641Jeramy161
  10. #641Mack161

Tied with 5 names at #635; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →