Boys' name · since 1912
Bertis
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 455 babies named Bertis, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 455
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
455 boys have been named Bertis since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertis has been recorded 455 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1976.
- #8,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 455 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertis ranks #8,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 455
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bertis's 455 recorded births place it above 81.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Bertis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bertis splits its recorded history at 1936: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bertis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1976
- Peak year (1916)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Bertis popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 1919 (Bertis as girls' name)
Bertis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Bertis's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bertis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (29% of all-time use).
Bertis by state
Where Bertis concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Bertis's data
- Bertis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Bertiss (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Bertis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1912–1976 (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 Bertis 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.