Recorded 1912–1928 Boys' name Peak 1920 31 births

Bertus — boys' name

31 babies named Bertus in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s19
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Bertus was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bertus in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bertus

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Bertus between 1912 and 1928, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bertus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bertus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bertus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bertus 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 31 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.

Bertus at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

31

Since 1912

17 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1912

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1928

Bertus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1912

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Bertus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 61% of Bertus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bertus?
31 babies have been named Bertus since 1912. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Bertus most popular?
Bertus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Bertus been used?
Bertus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 17 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Bertus?
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, 1912–1928 (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.