NameTides

Bertie

Bertie was the #8,860 girls' name in the US in 2025 (11 babies).

Bertie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Bertie as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020US
Bertie as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#8,860 (11)—
2024#7,594 (14)#4,193 (5)
2023#7,247 (15)—
2022#10,383 (9)—
2021#8,024 (13)—
2020#10,250 (9)#5,493 (3)
2019#7,716 (14)—
2018#9,806 (10)#5,666 (3)
2017—#5,765 (3)
2015#16,419 (5)—
1986#10,912 (5)—
1978#8,562 (6)—
1977#8,444 (6)—
1976#9,284 (5)—
1975#7,173 (7)—

Bertie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Bertie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
Bertie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
2025—#264 (173)#560 (5)#212 (9)#676 (4)
2024—#257 (182)#727 (3)#305 (5)#582 (5)
2023—#211 (233)#614 (4)#272 (6)—
2022—#235 (205)#425 (7)#311 (5)#572 (5)
2021—#215 (246)—#249 (8)—
2020—#215 (239)#536 (5)#252 (7)—
2019—#243 (206)#609 (4)#365 (4)—
2018—#261 (196)———
2017—#308 (162)———
2016—#312 (155)#592 (4)——
2015—#305 (152)#686 (3)#415 (3)—
2014—#328 (139)———
2013—#409 (99)———
2012—#422 (94)———
2011—#416 (95)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1886 at #154.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1966, 67% of US babies named Bertie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 140,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 920common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bertie is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 120,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 71,000 to 1 in 210,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.