Boys' name · since 1880
Bertram
7,955 babies named Bertram in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,244 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,955
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
7,955 babies have been named Bertram since 1880, making it today's #8244 boys' name.
Bertram has 7,955 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8244 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,244 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,955 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bertram ranks #1,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,244 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,955 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,244 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,955
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bertram's 7,955 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Bertram compares
7,955 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bertram's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bertram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,955 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 228 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bertram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bertram splits its recorded history at 1951: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 228 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bertram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bertram by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,942 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Bertram's strongest decade.
1,942 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Bertram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 164
1880s
164 births
- 1890s 165
1890s
165 births
- 1900s 223
1900s
223 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,299 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,942 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,063 births
- 1940s 744
1940s
744 births
- 1950s 736
1950s
736 births
- 1960s 625
1960s
625 births
- 1970s 402
1970s
402 births
- 1980s 234
1980s
234 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,942 births (24% of all-time use).
How Bertram compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bertram's total volume
Bertram by state
Where Bertram concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,708 | 21.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 513 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 321 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 306 | 3.8% |
| #5 | California | | 266 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 249 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 118 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 115 | 1.4% |
1,708 of 7,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Bertram appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bertram's data
- Bertram's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,942 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bertrams (1,708 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bertram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Bertram 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.