Bertram
Bertram was the 8353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 337th; the most babies were born in 1923 (228). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,976 places. More babies were named Bertram in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,353 boys, down 189 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923228 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,955babies recorded
Bertram popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,353 | 9 |
| 2020 | #8,164 | 9 |
| 2010 | #8,224 | 9 |
| 2000 | #8,296 | 7 |
| 1990 | #3,797 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,626 | 18 |
| 1970 | #990 | 67 |
| 1960 | #1,009 | 58 |
| 1950 | #797 | 73 |
| 1940 | #667 | 83 |
| 1930 | #470 | 158 |
| 1920 | #422 | 200 |
| 1910 | #481 | 33 |
| 1900 | #534 | 20 |
| 1890 | #425 | 18 |
| 1880 | #405 | 18 |
How popular is Bertram, counting every spelling?
Bertram has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bertram?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bertram (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bertram 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 Bertram.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bertram?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Bertram are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 47 and 73. That makes Bertram 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 Bertram
How popular is the name Bertram?
Bertram was the 8353rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 337th; the most babies were born in 1923 (228). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,976 places. More babies were named Bertram in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Bertram a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bertram in the US.