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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| 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 | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Michigan#615 · 1 in 10,636
- Florida#790 · 1 in 12,736
- California#1,189 · 1 in 25,367
- Texas#1,314 · 1 in 29,265
Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #615 | 6 | 1 in 10,636 |
| Florida | #790 | 6 | 1 in 12,736 |
| California | #1,189 | 9 | 1 in 25,367 |
| Texas | #1,314 | 5 | 1 in 29,265 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| 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
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
| 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 1986
boys
#1,102
72 births · 1 in 25,577 boys
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 25,577 of them was named Bert, which outranked 85.9% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Bert
- #1,094Samir73
- #1,094Tavon73
- #1,094Yehuda73
- #1,102Bert72
- #1,102Benjamen72
- #1,102Harris72
- #1,102Ibrahim72
- #1,118Aidan71
- #1,118Barton71
- #1,118Chadd71
Tied with 15 names at #1,102; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.