Recorded 1890–1929 Girls' name Peak 1916 185 births

Berthe — girls' name

185 babies named Berthe in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s121900s131910s901920s70
1910s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Berthe was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Berthe in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berthe

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Berthe between 1890 and 1929, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berthe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berthe performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Berthe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Berthe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berthe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Berthe at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

185

Since 1890

40 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1890

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1929

Berthe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1890

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
46810121416 19291925192219191916191319091890 6

Berthe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
90 births that decade — 49% of Berthe's all-time total
1890s121900s131910s901920s70

Berthe by state

Where Berthe concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berthe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
6 3.2%
Massachusetts share of Berthe's total US births 3.2%

6 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berthe?
185 babies have been named Berthe since 1890. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Berthe most popular?
Berthe was most popular in the 1910s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Berthe most popular?
The top states for the name Berthe are Massachusetts (6 births).
How long has the name Berthe been used?
Berthe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 40 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Berthe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1890–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.