Bertha
Girl name · #4546 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
In 2025, 30 baby girls were named Bertha, placing it at #4546 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4584, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Bertha.
The 145-year story
Bertha first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 1,320 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 5,051 girls were named Bertha — good for #51 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bertha per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bertha in class?
Bertha scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Bertha will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bertha is most common
State-level data for Bertha is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Bertha
Statistically, parents drawn to Bertha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Thelma, Bernice, Rowena, Verna, and Sallie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bertha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5091 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4768 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4811 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4584 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4269 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4887 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3407 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3745 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3512 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3584 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2858 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2512 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2827 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2396 |
| 2003 | 59 | #2673 |
| 2002 | 80 | #2113 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1795 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bertha a popular girl name?
Bertha ranked #4546 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4584.
When was the name Bertha most popular?
Bertha peaked in 1918, when 5,051 American girls received the name (ranked #51 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Bertha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Bertha. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.