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First Name
208k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
512
in the U.S.
in 2010

Bertha

Origin: German
Meaning: Bright
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Gender: Girl
352^nd All Time
42,378^th in 2010

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34k Bert (German)
185 Berthe (French)
<100 Barto (Spanish)

Nicknames and Given Names for Bertha

34k Bert
14k Bertie
12k Birdie

How popular is the baby name Bertha in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	1,320	1,320	0	#9 girl name
1881	1,329	1,324	5	#9 girl name
1882	1,516	1,508	8	#9 girl name
1883	1,687	1,681	6	#7 girl name
1884	1,797	1,789	8	#9 girl name
1885	1,873	1,860	13	#8 girl name
1886	2,013	2,001	12	#8 girl name
1887	2,048	2,037	11	#7 girl name
1888	2,463	2,450	13	#7 girl name
1889	2,305	2,293	12	#11 girl name
1890	2,394	2,388	6	#10 girl name
1891	2,380	2,372	8	#10 girl name
1892	2,629	2,617	12	#11 girl name
1893	2,633	2,623	10	#10 girl name
1894	2,510	2,496	14	#14 girl name
1895	2,639	2,626	13	#11 girl name
1896	2,577	2,565	12	#15 girl name
1897	2,511	2,502	9	#13 girl name
1898	2,652	2,642	10	#17 girl name
1899	2,299	2,294	5	#16 girl name
1900	3,041	3,019	22	#16 girl name
1901	2,263	2,257	6	#19 girl name
1902	2,383	2,372	11	#22 girl name
1903	2,319	2,309	10	#22 girl name
1904	2,379	2,363	16	#20 girl name
1905	2,444	2,434	10	#21 girl name
1906	2,312	2,302	10	#25 girl name
1907	2,378	2,363	15	#26 girl name
1908	2,391	2,384	7	#29 girl name
1909	2,453	2,444	9	#29 girl name
1910	2,664	2,651	13	#33 girl name
1911	2,611	2,606	5	#36 girl name
1912	3,306	3,288	18	#36 girl name
1913	3,359	3,345	14	#39 girl name
1914	3,868	3,859	9	#41 girl name
1915	4,797	4,785	12	#46 girl name
1916	4,915	4,900	15	#49 girl name
1917	4,900	4,880	20	#51 girl name
1918	5,066	5,052	14	#51 girl name
1919	4,764	4,754	10	#52 girl name
1920	4,626	4,604	22	#57 girl name
1921	4,624	4,608	16	#59 girl name
1922	4,436	4,419	17	#63 girl name
1923	4,137	4,122	15	#64 girl name
1924	4,145	4,122	23	#65 girl name
1925	3,784	3,770	14	#74 girl name
1926	3,606	3,584	22	#76 girl name
1927	3,404	3,380	24	#80 girl name
1928	3,179	3,161	18	#81 girl name
1929	2,813	2,801	12	#93 girl name
1930	2,624	2,603	21	#95 girl name
1931	2,380	2,364	16
1932	2,500	2,475	25
1933	2,172	2,160	12
1934	2,096	2,080	16
1935	2,088	2,071	17
1936	1,929	1,915	14
1937	1,963	1,950	13
1938	1,833	1,817	16
1939	1,813	1,794	19
1940	1,741	1,730	11
1941	1,738	1,723	15
1942	1,767	1,756	11
1943	1,803	1,790	13
1944	1,636	1,628	8
1945	1,431	1,426	5
1946	1,538	1,532	6
1947	1,609	1,603	6
1948	1,515	1,515	0
1949	1,530	1,521	9
1950	1,403	1,397	6
1951	1,329	1,329	0
1952	1,254	1,249	5
1953	1,183	1,174	9
1954	1,158	1,158	0
1955	1,163	1,153	10
1956	955	949	6
1957	1,017	1,017	0
1958	956	951	5
1959	874	874	0
1960	852	852	0
1961	748	738	10
1962	729	729	0
1963	575	575	0
1964	640	640	0
1965	560	554	6
1966	533	528	5
1967	432	432	0
1968	395	395	0
1969	397	397	0
1970	366	366	0
1971	351	351	0
1972	286	286	0
1973	316	316	0
1974	275	275	0
1975	263	263	0
1976	216	216	0
1977	232	232	0
1978	199	199	0
1979	209	209	0
1980	203	203	0
1981	209	209	0
1982	186	186	0
1983	166	166	0
1984	146	146	0
1985	162	162	0
1986	149	144	5
1987	155	155	0
1988	146	146	0
1989	167	167	0
1990	178	178	0
1991	156	156	0
1992	171	171	0
1993	161	161	0
1994	124	124	0
1995	142	142	0
1996	129	129	0
1997	123	123	0
1998	107	107	0
1999	103	103	0
2000	92	92	0
2001	98	98	0
2002	80	80	0
2003	55	55	0
2004	68	68	0
2005	57	57	0
2006	72	72	0
2007	63	63	0
2008	45	45	0
2009	46	46	0
2010	40	40	0
2011	46	46	0
2012	28	28	0
2013	27	27	0
2014	34	34	0
2015	30	30	0

Fun Facts about the name Bertha

How many people with the first name Bertha have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 208,478 babies born with the first name Bertha in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bertha to occupy the country of Samoa with an estimated population of 186,340 (as of November 7, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Bertha? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 1,320 new born babies.
When was Bertha first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bertha is Tuesday, November 14th, 1865.
What year had the most people named Bertha born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bertha was in 1918 with a total of 5,052 babies. That's a lot of babies named Bertha!
Random Bertha Factoid: According to the 1912 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bertha ranks 69^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Arizona. Imagine that, 5 babies in Arizona have the same name as you in 1912.
Weird things about the name Bertha: Your name in reverse order is Ahtreb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Rhabte. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Bertha? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 512 people with the last name Bertha.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bertha? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Bertha as their last name since less than 1 person in 588k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Bertha

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Johnson
Brown
Williams
Miller
Jones
Davis
Wilson
Anderson
Taylor
Moore
Thompson
Thomas
Jackson
Martin
Harris
White
Clark
Hall
Robinson

Common first names for Bertha

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Bertha	U.S.
█	White	71.68%	64.26%
█	African American	18.55%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.00%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.95%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	7.42%	16.26%

Of Last Name Bertha

People with the last name Bertha are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Bertha" mean? The list below shows the origins of Bertha as well as things modernly associated with the name Bertha such as celebrities named Bertha.

German

Origin and Meaning of Bertha

The name "Bertha" is of German origin, and it means "Bright". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Ber"tha

A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.

Etymology: F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman's name

Wiktionary

From Old High German berhta (â€œbright oneâ€), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.

A female given name.

Bertha was also found in the following language(s): Danish and German

Notable Persons With the Name Bertha

Bertha von Suttner

Bertha von Suttner was a pacifism, novelist, and pacifist. Bertha was born on June 9th, 1843 in Prague. She passed away on June 21st, 1914.

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Billie Dove

Billie Dove was an actress. She was most prominent from 1918 to 1932. Billie was given the name Bertha Bohny on May 14th, 1903 in New York City, New York, U.S. Billie is also known as Lillian Bohny. She breathed her last breath on December 31st, 1997.

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Lulu Roman

Lulu Roman is a christian music musician. She has been prominent since 1969. Lulu was given the name Bertha Louise Hable on May 6th, 1946 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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Bertha Pappenheim

Bertha Pappenheim was a neu-isenburg orphanage for jewish girls. Bertha was born on February 27th, 1859 in Vienna. Bertha is also known as Anna O.. She died on May 28th, 1936.

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Bertha Gifford

Bertha Gifford was a famous person. Bertha was born in 1872. She left this life on August 20th, 1951.

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Bertha of Kent

Bertha of Kent was a famed human. She holds the title Queen consort of Kent, Queen, and Confessor. Bertha was born in 565 in Neustria. She left this life in 601.

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