Girls' name · since 1912

Bertille

31 babies named Bertille in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,458 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade

Bertille sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertille has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1923.

  • #40,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 31 born since 1912
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertille ranks #40,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.

#40,458 of 72,339
all-time among girls
31
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bertille's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Bertille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bertille's full recorded timeline at 1916, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bertille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19121915191619171923 6

Bertille by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (25 births, 81% of the file).

1910s was Bertille's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Bertille births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 25 births (81% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertille?
Since 1912, Social Security records show 31 babies named Bertille. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,458 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1923. Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 7 births.
Where does Bertille sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertille ranks #40,458 of 72,339 girls' 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 Bertille most popular?
Bertille was most popular in the 1910s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Bertille been used?
Records for Bertille go back to 1912, giving 12 years of history through 1923.
What names are similar to Bertille?
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.

What to do with Bertille's data

  • Bertille's decade-level peak was the 1910s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1920s -- 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 Bertille

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bertille: 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, 1912–1923 (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 Bertille 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.