Recorded 1915–1976 Boys' name Peak 1922 132 births

Bertran — boys' name

132 babies named Bertran in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s431930s211940s111950s101960s251970s11
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Bertran was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

12 babies were named Bertran in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bertran

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Bertran between 1915 and 1976, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bertran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bertran performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bertran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bertran 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 132 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.

Bertran at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

132

Since 1915

62 years of records

Peak year

1922

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1915

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1976

Bertran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1915

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
468101214 19761967195619401930192519211915 6

Bertran by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
43 births that decade — 33% of Bertran's all-time total
1910s111920s431930s211940s111950s101960s251970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertran?
132 babies have been named Bertran since 1915. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
When was Bertran most popular?
Bertran was most popular in the 1920s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Bertran been used?
Bertran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 62 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Bertran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1976 (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.