How Many People Are Named Bertram?
people named Bertram are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 141,350 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,955 babies named Bertram in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
228 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven". The Normans introduced this name to England. Shakespeare used it in his play 'All's Well That Ends Well' (1603).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bertram in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bertram alive today is about 58 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bertram first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1923, to 228 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bertram has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #337, in 1895. In 2025 it ranked #8,349.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,349 |
| Best rank | #337 (1895) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #431 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bertram alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bertram were born in New York than in any other state: about 272 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bertram was given 4.7 times as often in New York, 2.7 times in New Jersey and 2.5 times in Massachusetts.
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