Bertha Girl
How popular is Bertha?
#4,545 girl name in 2025
30 baby girls were named Bertha in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name.
38,451living people named Bertha (est.)
75median age of people named Bertha
208,807babies named Bertha since 1880
1 in 110,511US babies born in 2025
Bertha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,545 for girls (▲ 122 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,583 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (5,051 girls) |
| Highest rank | #7 in 1883 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Bertha is most popular
Babies named Bertha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Bertha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,263 | #7 |
| 1890s | 25,125 | #10 |
| 1900s | 24,247 | #16 |
| 1910s | 40,120 | #33 |
| 1920s | 38,571 | #57 |
| 1930s | 21,234 | #95 |
| 1940s | 16,225 | #140 |
| 1950s | 11,251 | #193 |
| 1960s | 5,838 | #323 |
| 1970s | 2,717 | #521 |
| 1980s | 1,687 | #781 |
| 1990s | 1,400 | #1,012 |
| 2000s | 686 | #1,792 |
| 2010s | 330 | #3,406 |
| 2020s | 176 | #4,200 |
Girl names about as popular as Bertha
Questions
- Is Bertha a boy or girl name?
- Bertha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bertha were girls.
- How popular is the name Bertha?
- 30 baby girls were named Bertha in the US in 2025, making it the 4545th most popular girl name.
- When was Bertha most popular?
- Bertha peaked in 1918, when 5,051 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #7, held for 3 years starting in 1883.
- How many people are named Bertha?
- 208,807 babies have been named Bertha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 38,451 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 75.
- Where is Bertha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bertha was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.