Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bertram
Endangered
Down 96.1% from peak
Peak era
1923
Peak births
228
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Bertram
How many people are named Bertram?
An estimated 2,204 living Americans are named Bertram.
How rare is Bertram?
Bertram is very rare among babies today, with 9 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.1% from its 1923 peak.
How old is the typical Bertram?
The median age of a living American named Bertram is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 71 years old.
Is Bertram still popular?
No. Bertram is endangered as a baby name, down 96.1% from its 1923 peak with 9 births in 2025.
Where is Bertram most common?
Bertram has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19232025
Peak year
1923
Decline from peak
96.1%
2025
9
All-time
7,955
Where it lives now
Bertram is most concentrated in New York — about 3.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Bertram is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.