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.

31
total births
1912–1923
years on record
1910s
peak decade
81%
born in that 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.

  • 31 total births
  • 1912–1923 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 81% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

31 girls have been named Bertille since 1912, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1923.

31
total births
1912–1923
years on record
1910s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Bertille was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bertille in 1916 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

31

Since 1912

12 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1912

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1923

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

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

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 June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertille?
Since 1912, Social Security records show 31 babies named Bertille. The most recent recorded year was 1923. Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 7 births.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bertille: Baby Name Since 1912 - 31 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bertille. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.