How Many People Are Named Bertie?
An estimated 1,516 people in the United States have the first name Bertie. It is predominantly female (94.1%). The average bearer is 77 years old, and Bertie peaked in popularity in 1928 with 415 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bertie 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 Bertie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Bertie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
1,516
About 1 in 226,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.1% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1928
415 births
Total Registered
14,581
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bertie
Bertie is predominantly female (94.1%), though 856 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bertie as a male name
Ranked #6,144 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1918 (28 births)
Bertie as a female name
Ranked #7,628 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (396 births)
Bertie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bertie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,050 babies were registered. Bertie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bertie by Decade
How has Bertie 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.
Bertie by State
Birth registrations for Bertie span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas. On average, about 286 Berties were registered per state.
Bertie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bertie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bertie
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bertie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bertie?
We estimate approximately 1,516 people named Bertie 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 226,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Bertie a common name?
Bertie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,581 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bertie most popular?
Bertie reached peak popularity in 1928, when 415 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bertie is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bertie a female name?
Bertie is predominantly female. 94.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bertie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bertie Smith, Bertie Johnson, Bertie 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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