Girls' name · since 1880
Bertha
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 207,870 babies named Bertha, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 207,870
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bertha is the #4546 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 207,870 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Bertha recorded 207,870 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #4546 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,546 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 207,870 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertha ranks #192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,546 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 207,870 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 207,870
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bertha's 207,870 recorded births place it above 99.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bertha compares
207,870 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bertha's all-time total is 553x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bertha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 207,870 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,051 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bertha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bertha's full recorded timeline at 1953, 10% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 90% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 25 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 5,051 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bertha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 5,051
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bertha popularity over time - boys
937 total births recorded since 1881 (Bertha as boys' name)
Bertha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (40,120 births, 19% of the file).
1910s was Bertha's strongest decade.
40,120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Bertha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
18,263 births
- 1890s
1890s
25,125 births
- 1900s
1900s
24,247 births
- 1910s
1910s
40,120 births
- 1920s
1920s
38,571 births
- 1930s
1930s
21,234 births
- 1940s
1940s
16,225 births
- 1950s 11,251
1950s
11,251 births
- 1960s 5,838
1960s
5,838 births
- 1970s 2,717
1970s
2,717 births
- 1980s 1,687
1980s
1,687 births
- 1990s 1,400
1990s
1,400 births
- 2000s 686
2000s
686 births
- 2010s 330
2010s
330 births
- 2020s 176
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 40,120 births (19% of all-time use).
How Bertha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bertha's total volume
Bertha by state
Where Bertha concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11,980 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 9,066 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 7,231 | 3.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6,924 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6,847 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6,460 | 3.1% |
| #7 | California | | 6,049 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5,804 | 2.8% |
11,980 of 207,870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bertha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bertha's data
- Bertha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (40,120 total births); usage has since declined to 176 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Berthas (11,980 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bertha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bertha 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 August 2026.