Bertil

Boy · recorded 1912–1952

  • 1952last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1952. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bertil.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0244719121922193219421952

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 34 recorded years as a table
Bertil, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191237
191333
191447
191528
191631
191723
191823
191916
192010
192125
19228
192316
192411
192520
192613
192712
192814
192910
193010
193113
193211
19335
193412
193512
193612
193816
19398
19407
19415
19426
19434
19447
19483
19523

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bertil isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1952
5
Rank in 1952
#3,734
How rare
1 in 388,726 boys
Since 1912
482

Bertil was last recorded in 1952. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 47 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bertil doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.