Recorded 1915–1993 Boys' name Peak 1916 246 births

Bertrum — boys' name

246 babies named Bertrum in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s541930s351940s221950s311960s301970s141980s51990s5
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Bertrum was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

12 babies were named Bertrum in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bertrum

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Bertrum between 1915 and 1993, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bertrum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bertrum performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bertrum shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bertrum 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 246 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.

Bertrum at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

246

Since 1915

79 years of records

Peak year

1916

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1915

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1993

Bertrum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1915

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1916)
12
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
468101214 19931964195719441933192519191915 7

Bertrum by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 22% of Bertrum's all-time total
1910s501920s541930s351940s221950s311960s301970s141980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertrum?
246 babies have been named Bertrum since 1915. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Bertrum most popular?
Bertrum was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Bertrum been used?
Bertrum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 79 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Bertrum?
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, 1915–1993 (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.