Bertie
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #6,056
Given to girls 94.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 151 births
- Debut · girls
- 77 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,736since 1880
Bertie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #8,860 | 11 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | — | |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | — | |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
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| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
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| 1982 | — | — | ||
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| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | — | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | — | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,662 | 41 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,505 | 45 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,473 | 44 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #1,420 | 47 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,250 | 54 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #1,077 | 69 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #1,012 | 75 | — | |
| 1947 | #915 | 94 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #881 | 89 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #790 | 90 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #718 | 110 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #705 | 118 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #668 | 126 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #613 | 132 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #635 | 123 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #572 | 138 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #541 | 158 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #577 | 136 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #484 | 176 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #475 | 176 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #468 | 189 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #470 | 194 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #435 | 228 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #453 | 202 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #439 | 234 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #405 | 267 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #336 | 396 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #451 | 238 | #1,647 | 22 |
| 1926 | #413 | 271 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1925 | #434 | 253 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #433 | 260 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #419 | 256 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #369 | 320 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #396 | 292 | #1,475 | 26 |
| 1920 | #378 | 306 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #375 | 299 | #1,386 | 27 |
| 1918 | #370 | 308 | #1,343 | 28 |
| 1917 | #362 | 301 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #343 | 327 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #323 | 342 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #342 | 239 | #1,260 | 22 |
| 1913 | #315 | 230 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #304 | 222 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #300 | 174 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #278 | 195 | — | |
| 1909 | #264 | 184 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #276 | 164 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #251 | 188 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #270 | 150 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #251 | 165 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #222 | 188 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #222 | 188 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #206 | 205 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #202 | 196 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #221 | 203 | — | |
| 1899 | #215 | 162 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #227 | 167 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #209 | 175 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #207 | 183 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #220 | 154 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #196 | 178 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #198 | 167 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | #194 | 169 | #525 | 15 |
| 1891 | #188 | 156 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #188 | 158 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #189 | 143 | #464 | 16 |
| 1888 | #163 | 179 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #193 | 108 | #583 | 10 |
| 1886 | #154 | 151 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #163 | 126 | #577 | 11 |
| 1884 | #179 | 99 | #520 | 13 |
| 1883 | #160 | 106 | #597 | 10 |
| 1882 | #162 | 96 | #540 | 12 |
| 1881 | #181 | 68 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #169 | 77 | #682 | 8 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bertie was already there! It came in at #169, and was given to 77 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1973–1974, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Bertie is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Tennessee#249 · 1 in 1,767
- Virginia#278 · 1 in 2,308
- West Virginia#291 · 1 in 2,381
- South Carolina#297 · 1 in 2,291
- Georgia#305 · 1 in 2,333
Best ever in a state: #115 in Tennessee, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #249 | 15 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Virginia | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,308 |
| West Virginia | #291 | 8 | 1 in 2,381 |
| South Carolina | #297 | 9 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Georgia | #305 | 13 | 1 in 2,333 |
| North Carolina | #309 | 14 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Alabama | #329 | 10 | 1 in 2,889 |
| Florida | #355 | 5 | 1 in 2,597 |
| Louisiana | #454 | 5 | 1 in 4,279 |
| Texas | #480 | 15 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Ohio | #533 | 5 | 1 in 9,707 |
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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 Bertie
- 1,266 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #8,860)
- 1,390 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #8,860)
- 7,559 spots since 2015 (#16,419 → #8,860)
- Biggest jump: 115 spots in 1928 (#451 → #336)
- Biggest drop: 97 spots in 1948 (#915 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #154 (151 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 62 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1880–1947
- Highest: 1 in 957 girls born in 1886 were named Bertie (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.8% of all girls named Bertie (2,859) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1985, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,153 | #154 (1886) | #171 |
| 1890s | 1,669 | #188 (1890) | #204 |
| 1900s | 1,831 | #202 (1901) | #239 |
| 1910s | 2,637 | #278 (1910) | #331 |
| 1920s | 2,859 | #336 (1928) | #403 |
| 1930s | 1,831 | #435 (1932) | #491 |
| 1940s | 1,026 | #613 (1941) | #801 |
| 1950s | 418 | #1,116 (1951) | #1,660 |
| 1960s | 147 | #2,424 (1963) | #3,644 |
| 1970s | 60 | #3,872 (1970) | #6,806 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,912 (1986) | #10,912 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 29 | #7,716 (2019) | #11,314 |
| 2020s | 71 | #7,247 (2023) | #8,726 |
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.
Bertie in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 7,824 of them was named Bertie, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #573Sammie140
- #575Elisabeth137
- #575Jolene137
- #577Bertie136
- #577Celeste136
- #577Dottie136
- #577Maudie136
- #582Jayne134
- #583Carrol133
- #583Harriette133
Tied with 4 names at #577; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 118,518 of them was named Bertie, which outranked 38.3% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,332Wilmot10
- #2,332Yoshio10
- #2,332Zeno10
- #2,479Bertie9
- #2,479Abie9
- #2,479Acy9
- #2,479Agnes9
- #2,680Abbott8
- #2,680Abelino8
- #2,680Acey8
Tied with 200 names at #2,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.