Recorded 1912–1936 Girls' name Peak 1915 110 births

Bertine — girls' name

110 babies named Bertine in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s391930s27
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Bertine was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bertine in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bertine

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Bertine between 1912 and 1936, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bertine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bertine performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bertine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bertine 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 110 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.

Bertine at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

110

Since 1912

25 years of records

Peak year

1915

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1912

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1936

Bertine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1912

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1915)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1936193119271921191819131912 6

Bertine by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
44 births that decade — 40% of Bertine's all-time total
1910s441920s391930s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertine?
110 babies have been named Bertine since 1912. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1915 with 10 births.
When was Bertine most popular?
Bertine was most popular in the 1910s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Bertine been used?
Bertine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 25 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Bertine?
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.

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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, 1912–1936 (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.