Boys' name · since 1916
Bertin
Bertin has 340 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bertin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 340 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertin has been recorded 340 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #9,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 340 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertin ranks #9,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bertin's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bertin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bertin's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bertin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Bertin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (105 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Bertin's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Bertin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 105 births (31% of all-time use).
Bertin by state
Where Bertin concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
10 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Bertin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bertins (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Bertin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Bertin 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.