How Many People Are Named Bertrand?
people named Bertrand are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 234,581 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,991 babies named Bertrand in Social Security records from 1880 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
95 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Germanic elements beraht meaning "bright" and rand meaning "rim (of a shield)". From an early date it has been confused with BERTRAM and the two names have merged to some degree. A famous bearer was English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bertrand in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Bertrand alive today is about 57 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 73 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Bertrand first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 95 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2021
π Rank History
Bertrand has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #520, in 1896.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #520 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #700 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Bertrand alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bertrand were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 120 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bertrand was given 58.6 times as often in Maine, 20.5 times in New Hampshire and 10.1 times in Louisiana.
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