Bertha
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 2,450 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,320 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 207,870since 1880
Bertha over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,202 | 34 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,091 | 25 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,648 | 28 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,768 | 28 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,083 | 36 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,584 | 30 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,407 | 47 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,745 | 41 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,512 | 46 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,584 | 45 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,858 | 63 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,512 | 73 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,827 | 58 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,673 | 59 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,113 | 80 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,795 | 99 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,855 | 92 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,612 | 104 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,543 | 108 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,377 | 124 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,314 | 130 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,209 | 142 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,113 | 161 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,059 | 172 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,137 | 156 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,014 | 179 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,023 | 167 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,077 | 146 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,005 | 155 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,042 | 145 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #950 | 163 | — | |
| 1984 | #988 | 146 | — | |
| 1983 | #905 | 166 | — | |
| 1982 | #835 | 187 | — | |
| 1981 | #781 | 209 | — | |
| 1980 | #802 | 203 | — | |
| 1979 | #769 | 209 | — | |
| 1978 | #775 | 199 | — | |
| 1977 | #675 | 232 | — | |
| 1976 | #684 | 216 | — | |
| 1975 | #605 | 263 | — | |
| 1974 | #574 | 276 | — | |
| 1973 | #531 | 316 | — | |
| 1972 | #573 | 288 | — | |
| 1971 | #523 | 351 | — | |
| 1970 | #521 | 367 | — | |
| 1969 | #486 | 398 | — | |
| 1968 | #484 | 396 | — | |
| 1967 | #457 | 429 | — | |
| 1966 | #400 | 528 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #394 | 554 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #380 | 639 | — | |
| 1963 | #401 | 575 | — | |
| 1962 | #350 | 730 | — | |
| 1961 | #350 | 739 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #323 | 850 | — | |
| 1959 | #313 | 872 | — | |
| 1958 | #289 | 955 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #275 | 1,010 | — | |
| 1956 | #282 | 953 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #239 | 1,153 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #238 | 1,158 | — | |
| 1953 | #233 | 1,173 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #218 | 1,249 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #208 | 1,332 | — | |
| 1950 | #193 | 1,396 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #181 | 1,520 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #183 | 1,515 | — | |
| 1947 | #180 | 1,603 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #173 | 1,532 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #165 | 1,429 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #151 | 1,629 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #150 | 1,787 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #147 | 1,757 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #140 | 1,723 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #140 | 1,730 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #135 | 1,794 | #1,532 | 19 |
| 1938 | #131 | 1,817 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #121 | 1,955 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #122 | 1,913 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #114 | 2,070 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #112 | 2,082 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #106 | 2,161 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #101 | 2,473 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #102 | 2,364 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #95 | 2,605 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #93 | 2,800 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #81 | 3,161 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #80 | 3,380 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1926 | #76 | 3,583 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #74 | 3,772 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #65 | 4,122 | #1,628 | 23 |
| 1923 | #64 | 4,122 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #63 | 4,419 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #59 | 4,608 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #57 | 4,604 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #52 | 4,754 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #51 | 5,051 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #51 | 4,881 | #1,643 | 20 |
| 1916 | #49 | 4,900 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #46 | 4,785 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #41 | 3,859 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #39 | 3,345 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #36 | 3,288 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #36 | 2,606 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #33 | 2,651 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #29 | 2,444 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #29 | 2,384 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #26 | 2,363 | #664 | 15 |
| 1906 | #25 | 2,302 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #21 | 2,434 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #20 | 2,363 | #566 | 16 |
| 1903 | #22 | 2,309 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #22 | 2,372 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #19 | 2,257 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #16 | 3,019 | #490 | 22 |
| 1899 | #16 | 2,294 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #17 | 2,642 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #13 | 2,502 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #15 | 2,565 | #641 | 12 |
| 1895 | #11 | 2,626 | #579 | 13 |
| 1894 | #14 | 2,496 | #543 | 14 |
| 1893 | #10 | 2,623 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #11 | 2,617 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #10 | 2,372 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #10 | 2,388 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #11 | 2,293 | #549 | 12 |
| 1888 | #7 | 2,450 | #554 | 13 |
| 1887 | #7 | 2,037 | #544 | 11 |
| 1886 | #8 | 2,001 | #540 | 12 |
| 1885 | #8 | 1,860 | #521 | 13 |
| 1884 | #9 | 1,789 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | #7 | 1,681 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #9 | 1,508 | #691 | 8 |
| 1881 | #9 | 1,324 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #9 | 1,320 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bertha was already there! It came in at #9, and was given to 1,320 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2012–2025, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.
Where Bertha is popular in 1934
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#19 · 1 in 42
- South Carolina#49 · 1 in 191
- Mississippi#49 · 1 in 200
- Alabama#50 · 1 in 213
- Florida#53 · 1 in 233
Best ever in a state: #14 in District of Columbia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #19 | 5 | 1 in 42 |
| Mississippi | #49 | 107 | 1 in 200 |
| South Carolina | #49 | 109 | 1 in 191 |
| Alabama | #50 | 138 | 1 in 213 |
| Florida | #53 | 50 | 1 in 233 |
| Louisiana | #56 | 90 | 1 in 230 |
| Texas | #56 | 191 | 1 in 299 |
| Georgia | #59 | 122 | 1 in 248 |
| New Mexico | #70 | 21 | 1 in 235 |
| North Carolina | #72 | 127 | 1 in 287 |
| Arizona | #78 | 14 | 1 in 263 |
| Kentucky | #80 | 82 | 1 in 333 |
| Maine | #82 | 20 | 1 in 314 |
| Maryland | #82 | 34 | 1 in 338 |
| West Virginia | #82 | 52 | 1 in 352 |
| Rhode Island | #88 | 11 | 1 in 375 |
| Virginia | #90 | 66 | 1 in 348 |
| Colorado | #92 | 23 | 1 in 343 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 51 | 1 in 443 |
| Arkansas | #94 | 49 | 1 in 383 |
| New Hampshire | #98 | 7 | 1 in 421 |
| Hawaii | #102 | 8 | 1 in 373 |
| New Jersey | #105 | 47 | 1 in 503 |
| Tennessee | #107 | 56 | 1 in 478 |
| Kansas | #110 | 26 | 1 in 507 |
| Vermont | #110 | 5 | 1 in 475 |
| Missouri | #116 | 52 | 1 in 520 |
| Pennsylvania | #121 | 110 | 1 in 646 |
| South Dakota | #122 | 10 | 1 in 519 |
| Washington | #136 | 15 | 1 in 610 |
| Indiana | #142 | 27 | 1 in 831 |
| North Dakota | #143 | 8 | 1 in 706 |
| Idaho | #146 | 6 | 1 in 564 |
| Massachusetts | #146 | 27 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Ohio | #147 | 48 | 1 in 937 |
| Michigan | #150 | 36 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Connecticut | #154 | 9 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Iowa | #160 | 18 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Illinois | #163 | 47 | 1 in 1,052 |
| California | #165 | 41 | 1 in 834 |
| Minnesota | #167 | 17 | 1 in 1,118 |
| New York | #186 | 64 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Wisconsin | #222 | 11 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Nebraska | #268 | 5 | 1 in 2,047 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Bertha
- 123 spots since 2024 (#4,669 → #4,546)
- 102 spots since 2020 (#4,648 → #4,546)
- 38 spots since 2015 (#4,584 → #4,546)
- Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1973 (#573 → #531)
- Biggest drop: 100 spots in 1978 (#675 → #775)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #7 (2,450 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 65 yrs later
- Top 10: 12 yrs · run 1880–1888
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1985
- Highest: 1 in 67 girls born in 1883 were named Bertha (1.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 53,576 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #7 in 1888, was only 1 in 73 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.3% of all girls named Bertha (40,120) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,263 | #7 (1888) | #8 |
| 1890s | 25,125 | #10 (1893) | #13 |
| 1900s | 24,247 | #16 (1900) | #23 |
| 1910s | 40,120 | #33 (1910) | #43 |
| 1920s | 38,571 | #57 (1920) | #71 |
| 1930s | 21,234 | #95 (1930) | #114 |
| 1940s | 16,225 | #140 (1940) | #161 |
| 1950s | 11,251 | #193 (1950) | #249 |
| 1960s | 5,838 | #323 (1960) | #403 |
| 1970s | 2,717 | #521 (1970) | #623 |
| 1980s | 1,687 | #781 (1981) | #941 |
| 1990s | 1,400 | #1,014 (1990) | #1,272 |
| 2000s | 686 | #1,795 (2001) | #2,613 |
| 2010s | 330 | #3,407 (2011) | #4,406 |
| 2020s | 176 | #4,202 (2022) | #4,620 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bertha in 1934
Top girls' names in 1934
Top boys' names in 1934
More about 1934
girls
1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 502 of them was named Bertha, which outranked 97.7% 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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 64,537 of them was named Bertha, which outranked 57.6% 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).
- #1,725Thompson17
- #1,725West17
- #1,725Wilburt17
- #1,783Bertha16
- #1,783Alcide16
- #1,783Alf16
- #1,783Alpha16
- #1,860Alvan15
- #1,860Anson15
- #1,860Apolonio15
Tied with 76 names at #1,783; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.