Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Bertha
Endangered
Down 99.4% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
5,051
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Bertha
How many people are named Bertha?
An estimated 24,816 living Americans are named Bertha.
How rare is Bertha?
Bertha is very rare among babies today, with 30 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.4% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Bertha?
The median age of a living American named Bertha is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 55 and 77 years old.
Is Bertha still popular?
No. Bertha is endangered as a baby name, down 99.4% from its 1918 peak with 30 births in 2025.
Where is Bertha most common?
Bertha has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
99.4%
2025
30
All-time
207,870
Where it lives now
Bertha is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.5× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Bertha is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.