Total births
115
Boys' name · since 1913
Bertel
115 babies named Bertel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 115
- total births
- 1913–1944
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Bertel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 115 recorded since 1913.
Bertel has 115 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1944.
- 115 total births
- 1913–1944 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
115 boys have been named Bertel since 1913, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1944.
- 115
- total births
- 1913–1944
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Bertel was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
12 babies were named Bertel in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Bertel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bertel's full recorded timeline at 1921, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bertel at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Bertel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1944
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Bertel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Bertel's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Bertel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 54 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bertel? ▼
115 babies have been named Bertel since 1913. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Bertel most popular? ▼
Bertel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Bertel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bertel since 1913 -- 32 years through the most recent 1944 data.
What names are similar to Bertel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Bertel's data
- Bertel's decade-level peak was the 1910s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bertel
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bertel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bertel: Baby Name Since 1913 - 115 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bertel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bertel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.