boy's name

Berthold

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 357

Berthold is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1956 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Berthold is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 1919, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1908.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Berthold over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1956, not a full ten years.

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Births named Berthold by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 90
1920s 90
1930s 55
1940s 17
1950s (to 1956) 10

How popular is Berthold?

In 1956, Berthold was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Berthold is used

France #1,328 5 in 1960
United States #4,124 5 in 1956

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 Berthold

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

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Sibling names for Berthold

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

Common questions about Berthold

How popular is the name Berthold?

In 1956, Berthold was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Berthold is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Berthold?

Berthold has 2 syllables.

When was Berthold most popular?

Berthold peaked in 1919, when 18 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.