Unisex name · since 1904
Bertice
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Bertice, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bertice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertice has been recorded 175 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1994.
- #21,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1904
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertice ranks #21,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.
- #21,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bertice's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Bertice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bertice splits its recorded history at 1920: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bertice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1994
- Peak year (1914)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Bertice popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1914 (Bertice as boys' name)
Bertice by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (77 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Bertice's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Bertice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 77 births (44% of all-time use).
Bertice by state
Where Bertice concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bertice's data
- Bertice's decade-level peak was the 1910s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Bertices (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bertice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~90 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, 1904–1994 (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 Bertice 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.