How Many People Are Named Bertha?
people named Bertha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,470 people in the US has this name
Based on 208,807 babies named Bertha in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
5,065 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous". It was borne by the mother of Charlemagne in the 8th century, and it was popularized in England by the Normans. It died out as an English name after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. The name also appears in southern Germanic legends (often spelled Perchta or Berchta) belonging to a goddess of animals and weaving.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Bertha (99.7%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Bertha alive today is about 69 years old, and 77% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 82 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Bertha first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 5,065 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Bertha reached #7 among girls' names in 1883 and 1887 to 1888, and was in the top 10 in 12 years between 1880 and 1893. In 2025 it ranked #4,568.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,568 |
| Best rank | #7 (1883 and 1887 to 1888) |
| Years in the top 10 | 12 |
| Years in the top 100 | 51 (1880 to 1930) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #43 in the 1910s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Bertha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bertha were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,418 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bertha was given about 2.2 times as often in Arizona, Mississippi and New Mexico.
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