Bert
Short form of Albert, Herbert, Bertram and other names that contain the Germanic element beraht, meaning bright or famous; it was also used on its own.
Bert in 2025
Bert was given to 6 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 22,424th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 552,557 babies born.
The history of Bert
Bert reached its highest point in 1918, when 715 babies were given the name, ranking 427th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 117th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 34,242 babies have been named Bert. Half of them were born before 1931, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Bert by decade
| Decade | Babies named Bert | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,834 | 117 |
| 1890s | 1,721 | 264 |
| 1900s | 1,363 | 365 |
| 1910s | 4,490 | 410 |
| 1920s | 5,893 | 462 |
| 1930s | 4,333 | 501 |
| 1940s | 3,855 | 603 |
| 1950s | 3,796 | 776 |
| 1960s | 2,925 | 869 |
| 1970s | 1,636 | 1,155 |
| 1980s | 752 | 1,910 |
| 1990s | 322 | 3,672 |
| 2000s | 149 | 8,367 |
| 2010s | 122 | 10,659 |
| 2020s | 51 | 14,549 |
Where Bert is heading
Bert has fallen 50% over the past decade, from 12 babies in 2015 to 6 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Bert is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Bert
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Bert.