Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Bertie
Endangered
Down 97.2% from peak
Peak era
1928
Peak births
396
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Bertie
How many people are named Bertie?
An estimated 976 living Americans are named Bertie.
How rare is Bertie?
Bertie is very rare among babies today, with 11 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.2% from its 1928 peak.
How old is the typical Bertie?
The median age of a living American named Bertie is approximately 75 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 83 years old.
Is Bertie still popular?
No. Bertie is endangered as a baby name, down 97.2% from its 1928 peak with 11 births in 2025.
Where is Bertie most common?
Bertie has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19282025
Peak year
1928
Decline from peak
97.2%
2025
11
All-time
13,736
Where it lives now
Bertie is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 4.6× the national rate in the 1940s. It also runs high in Tennessee.
States where Bertie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.