Recorded 1912–1923 Girls' name Peak 1916 31 births

Bertille — girls' name

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.

1910s251920s6
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.

What the Data Says About Bertille

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Bertille between 1912 and 1923, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bertille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bertille performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bertille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bertille 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 31 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.

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 · 1923–1912

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19231917191619151912 6

Bertille by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
25 births that decade — 81% of Bertille's all-time total
1910s251920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertille?
31 babies have been named Bertille since 1912. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year 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?
Bertille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 12 years of data 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.

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, 1912–1923 (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.