Is Bertha a boy or girl name?
Bertha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Bertha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 208,774 US babies named Bertha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,775
- Babies named Bertha since 1880
- 208,774
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5,065 babies
Boys and girls named Bertha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 88 | 18,264 | 99.5% |
| 1890s | 99 | 25,125 | 99.6% |
| 1900s | 116 | 24,247 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 130 | 40,120 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 183 | 38,571 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 169 | 21,234 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 84 | 16,225 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 42 | 11,251 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 21 | 5,838 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,717 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,687 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,400 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 685 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 330 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,775 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,765 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,216 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,110 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,660 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,556 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,791 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,825 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,096 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,610 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,280 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,921 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,986 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,416 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,756 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,520 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,590 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,865 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,871 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,400 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,677 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,114 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,798 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,855 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,613 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,544 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,377 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,314 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,209 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,347 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,114 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,061 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,137 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,015 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,024 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,078 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,005 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,827 | 145 | #1,042 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 163 | #951 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 146 | #989 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 166 | #905 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 187 | #835 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 209 | #781 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 203 | #801 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 209 | #769 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 199 | #775 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 232 | #675 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 216 | #686 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 263 | #605 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 276 | #574 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 316 | #531 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 288 | #573 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 351 | #523 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 367 | #521 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 398 | #487 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 396 | #484 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 429 | #457 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,997 | 528 | #401 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,574 | 554 | #394 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 639 | #380 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 575 | #401 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 730 | #350 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,729 | 739 | #350 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 850 | #323 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 872 | #313 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,578 | 955 | #289 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,010 | #275 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,568 | 953 | #282 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,585 | 1,153 | #239 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,158 | #238 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,726 | 1,173 | #233 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,791 | 1,249 | #218 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,332 | #208 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,356 | 1,396 | #193 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,627 | 1,520 | #181 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,515 | #183 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,402 | 1,603 | #180 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,207 | 1,532 | #173 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,376 | 1,429 | #165 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,653 | 1,628 | #151 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,081 | 1,788 | #150 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,274 | 1,757 | #147 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,827 | 1,723 | #140 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,191 | 1,730 | #141 |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,536 | 1,794 | #135 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,748 | 1,817 | #131 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,002 | 1,955 | #121 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,878 | 1,913 | #122 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,713 | 2,070 | #114 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,787 | 2,081 | #112 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,108 | 2,162 | #106 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,390 | 2,473 | #101 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,854 | 2,364 | #102 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,604 | 2,605 | #95 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,329 | 2,800 | #93 |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,833 | 3,161 | #81 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,564 | 3,380 | #80 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,612 | 3,583 | #76 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,205 | 3,772 | #74 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,633 | 4,122 | #65 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,131 | 4,122 | #64 |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,956 | 4,419 | #63 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,070 | 4,608 | #59 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,647 | 4,604 | #57 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,694 | 4,754 | #52 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,173 | 5,051 | #51 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,649 | 4,881 | #51 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,962 | 4,900 | #49 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,196 | 4,785 | #46 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,290 | 3,859 | #41 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,449 | 3,345 | #39 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,098 | 3,288 | #36 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,767 | 2,606 | #36 |
| 1910 | 13 | #871 | 2,651 | #33 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,030 | 2,444 | #29 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,127 | 2,384 | #29 |
| 1907 | 15 | #669 | 2,363 | #26 |
| 1906 | 10 | #801 | 2,302 | #25 |
| 1905 | 10 | #795 | 2,434 | #21 |
| 1904 | 16 | #570 | 2,363 | #20 |
| 1903 | 10 | #740 | 2,309 | #22 |
| 1902 | 11 | #691 | 2,372 | #22 |
| 1901 | 6 | #963 | 2,257 | #19 |
| 1900 | 22 | #492 | 3,019 | #16 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,064 | 2,294 | #16 |
| 1898 | 10 | #705 | 2,642 | #17 |
| 1897 | 9 | #730 | 2,502 | #13 |
| 1896 | 12 | #646 | 2,565 | #15 |
| 1895 | 13 | #581 | 2,626 | #11 |
| 1894 | 14 | #544 | 2,496 | #14 |
| 1893 | 10 | #658 | 2,623 | #10 |
| 1892 | 12 | #604 | 2,617 | #11 |
| 1891 | 8 | #710 | 2,372 | #10 |
| 1890 | 6 | #897 | 2,388 | #10 |
| 1889 | 12 | #555 | 2,293 | #11 |
| 1888 | 13 | #556 | 2,450 | #7 |
| 1887 | 11 | #549 | 2,037 | #7 |
| 1886 | 12 | #545 | 2,001 | #8 |
| 1885 | 13 | #522 | 1,860 | #8 |
| 1884 | 8 | #710 | 1,789 | #9 |
| 1883 | 6 | #811 | 1,682 | #7 |
| 1882 | 8 | #708 | 1,508 | #9 |
| 1881 | 5 | #881 | 1,324 | #9 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 1,320 | #9 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bertha reached #492 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #7 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bertha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.