Bertha · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Bertha, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	14,506
1881	14,399
1882	13,983
1883	14,966
1884	13,866
1885	13,979
1886	13,845
1887	13,954
1888	13,716
1889	12,856
1890	12,544
1891	12,788
1892	12,325
1893	12,320
1894	11,197
1895	11,240
1896	10,781
1897	10,683
1898	10,210
1899	9,845
1900	10,071
1901	9,430
1902	8,982
1903	8,814
1904	8,581
1905	8,347
1906	7,796
1907	7,418
1908	7,131
1909	7,039
1910	6,686
1911	6,230
1912	5,891
1913	5,356
1914	5,067
1915	4,864
1916	4,692
1917	4,514
1918	4,363
1919	4,207
1920	3,842
1921	3,737
1922	3,679
1923	3,417
1924	3,301
1925	3,098
1926	3,023
1927	2,835
1928	2,741
1929	2,508
1930	2,314
1931	2,220
1932	2,317
1933	2,144
1934	1,994
1935	1,974
1936	1,839
1937	1,837
1938	1,647
1939	1,636
1940	1,513
1941	1,426
1942	1,301
1943	1,281
1944	1,227
1945	1,093
1946	975
1947	904
1948	892
1949	888
1950	815
1951	740
1952	674
1953	624
1954	596
1955	590
1956	475
1957	494
1958	475
1959	431
1960	420
1961	366
1962	371
1963	298
1964	337
1965	314
1966	312
1967	260
1968	241
1969	236
1970	210
1971	211
1972	189
1973	217
1974	188
1975	180
1976	147
1977	151
1978	130
1979	130
1980	122
1981	125
1982	110
1983	99
1984	87
1985	95
1986	85
1987	89
1988	82
1989	91
1990	94
1991	83
1992	93
1993	89
1994	69
1995	81
1996	74
1997	71
1998	61
1999	59
2000	51
2001	55
2002	45
2003	32
2004	39
2005	31
2006	38
2007	33
2008	24
2009	25
2010	23
2011	27
2012	16
2013	16
2014	19
2015	17
2016	20
2017	16
2018	16
2019	18
2020	17
2021	15
2022	21
2023	19
2024	18
2025	19

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bertha 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 2025: 30
Rank in 2025: #4,546
How rare: 1 in 53,575 girls
Since 1880: 207,870

Most popular in 1883, at 14,966 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 11% per million girls born.

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