Boys' name · since 1908

Berthold

Berthold has 267 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,276 of 45,481
all-time among boys
267
born since 1908
1910s
peak decade

Berthold is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 267 have been recorded since 1908.

Berthold has 267 recorded births among boys since 1908, 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 1908 to 1956.

  • #11,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 267 born since 1908
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berthold ranks #11,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1908, peaking in the 1910s.

#11,276 of 45,481
all-time among boys
267
born since 1908
1910s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Berthold's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Berthold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berthold's full recorded timeline at 1927, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berthold popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1919)
18
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
05101520 190819151919192319271931193719431956 5

Berthold by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (90 births, 34% of the file).

1910s was Berthold's strongest decade.

90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Berthold births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 90 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berthold? ▼
267 babies have been named Berthold since 1908. All-time, it sits at #11,276 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1919 with 18 births.
Where does Berthold sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berthold ranks #11,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berthold most popular? ▼
Berthold was most popular in the 1910s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Berthold been used? ▼
Records for Berthold go back to 1908, giving 49 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Berthold? ▼
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 Berthold's data

  • Berthold's decade-level peak was the 1910s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Berthold

Nearby Names Like Berthold

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Berthold

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#1362 200,087 births
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#10695 33,585 births
Bernardo Boy
#1347 11,175 births
Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
Bertram Boy
#8244 7,955 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berthold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1908–1956 (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 Berthold 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.