Berta
Berta was the 10226th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1926 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,640 places. More babies were named Berta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,226 girls, up 1,033 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,286babies recorded
Berta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,226 | 9 |
| 2020 | #11,259 | 8 |
| 2010 | #12,455 | 8 |
| 2000 | #10,008 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,724 | 28 |
| 1980 | #3,074 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,953 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,385 | 63 |
| 1950 | #1,026 | 79 |
| 1940 | #714 | 95 |
| 1930 | #634 | 119 |
| 1920 | #705 | 106 |
| 1910 | #604 | 48 |
| 1900 | #453 | 55 |
| 1890 | #414 | 37 |
| 1880 | #327 | 24 |
How popular is Berta, counting every spelling?
Berta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Berta?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Berta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Berta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Berta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Berta?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Berta are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 47 and 77. That makes Berta a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Berta
How popular is the name Berta?
Berta was the 10226th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1926 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,640 places. More babies were named Berta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Berta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Berta in the US.