Bertie
Bertie was the 8955th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 154th; the most babies were born in 1928 (396). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,912 places. More babies were named Bertie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,955 girls, up 1,429 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1928396 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,592babies recorded
Bertie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 856 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,955 | 11 |
| 2020 | #10,384 | 9 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,885 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,100 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,250 | 54 |
| 1940 | #635 | 123 |
| 1930 | #439 | 234 |
| 1920 | #378 | 306 |
| 1910 | #278 | 195 |
| 1900 | #221 | 203 |
| 1890 | #188 | 158 |
| 1880 | #169 | 77 |
How popular is Bertie, counting every spelling?
Bertie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bertie?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bertie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bertie 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bertie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bertie?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Bertie are alive today, with a median age of 80; half are between 71 and 87. That makes Bertie 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bertie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bertie, they share its era and feel.
Bertie is also a nickname for Albert, Bertha, Alberta and Bert.
Questions about the name Bertie
How popular is the name Bertie?
Bertie was the 8955th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 154th; the most babies were born in 1928 (396). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,912 places. More babies were named Bertie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Bertie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bertie in the US.