girl's name

Berta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 7,358

Berta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1926, when 132 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Berta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,172
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Berta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 286
1890s 371
1900s 456
1910s 754
1920s 1,172
1930s 1,068
1940s 851
1950s 744
1960s 524
1970s 377
1980s 270
1990s 188
2000s 113
2010s 75
2020s (to 2025) 37

How popular is Berta?

In 2025, Berta was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Berta is used

France #3,338 5 in 1984
England & Wales #5,568 4 in 2015
United States #10,729 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Berta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Berta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Berta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Berta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Berta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Berta

How popular is the name Berta?

In 2025, Berta was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Berta a girl's or a boy's name?

Berta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Berta?

Berta has 2 syllables.

When was Berta most popular?

Berta peaked in 1926, when 132 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Berta a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Berta currently ranks #10,729 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.