How Many People Are Named Berta?
An estimated 2,523 people in the United States have the first name Berta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Berta peaked in popularity in 1926 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Berta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,523
About 1 in 135,852 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1926
132 births
Total Registered
7,277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berta
Berta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,277 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Berta as a female name
Ranked #10,373 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (132 births)
Berta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,172 babies were registered. Berta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berta by Decade
How has Berta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Berta by State
Birth registrations for Berta span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Michigan. On average, about 170 Bertas were registered per state.
Berta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berta
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Berta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berta?
We estimate approximately 2,523 people named Berta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 135,852 Americans share this first name.
Is Berta a common name?
Berta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berta most popular?
Berta reached peak popularity in 1926, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berta is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berta a female name?
Berta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berta Smith, Berta Johnson, Berta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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