Bert Name Popularity

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How popular is Bert?

The rare name Bert was the 7,124th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Bert, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #47 in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 698 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bert was 7 in 2009.

Bert, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1918, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1942-1945, 1970-1974, 1975-1978, 1979-1985, and 1986-1989.

Where is the name Bert popularity headed?

Bert's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Bert's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Bert for their newborn has risen.

The name Bert is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Bert has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bert (Girl)		Bert (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	11	7,124
2017		< 5	--	10	7,610
2016		< 5	--	14	6,073
2015		< 5	--	12	6,702
2014		< 5	--	16	5,493
2013		< 5	--	9	8,178
2012		< 5	--	11	7,112
2011		< 5	--	10	7,566
2010		< 5	--	9	8,213
2009		< 5	--	7	9,981
2008		< 5	--	13	6,432
2007		< 5	--	14	5,941
2006		< 5	--	18	4,879
2005		< 5	--	13	5,908
2004		< 5	--	13	5,843
2003		< 5	--	17	4,630
2002		< 5	--	10	6,589
2001		< 5	--	23	3,622
2000		< 5	--	21	3,781
1999		< 5	--	14	4,787
1998		< 5	--	24	3,203
1997		< 5	--	16	4,077
1996		< 5	--	30	2,538
1995		< 5	--	29	2,560
1994		< 5	--	33	2,351
1993		< 5	--	24	2,875
1992		< 5	--	41	1,955
1991		< 5	--	54	1,574
1990		< 5	--	56	1,515
1989		< 5	--	44	1,736
1988		< 5	--	56	1,396
1987		< 5	--	65	1,195
1986		< 5	--	72	1,102
1985		< 5	--	61	1,214
1984		< 5	--	69	1,077
1983		< 5	--	84	965
1982		< 5	--	85	977
1981		< 5	--	98	899
1980		< 5	--	118	808
1979		< 5	--	114	815
1978		< 5	--	115	790
1977		< 5	--	151	689
1976		< 5	--	146	684
1975		< 5	--	162	635
1974		< 5	--	140	695
1973		< 5	--	159	624
1972		< 5	--	200	566
1971		< 5	--	208	562
1970		< 5	--	241	518
1969		< 5	--	214	537
1968		< 5	--	217	512
1967		< 5	--	245	481
1966		< 5	--	252	484
1965		< 5	--	260	480
1964		< 5	--	335	436
1963		< 5	--	324	442
1962		< 5	--	361	421
1961		< 5	--	321	453
1960		5	6,454	390	402
1959		7	5,073	389	402
1958		< 5	--	428	375
1957		5	6,158	341	422
1956		10	3,937	378	386
1955		5	5,902	404	360
1954		8	4,306	347	383
1953		< 5	--	358	363
1952		< 5	--	383	351
1951		6	4,890	379	349
1950		7	4,360	339	368
1949		< 5	--	361	355
1948		6	4,713	400	337
1947		7	4,389	400	340
1946		< 5	--	363	339
1945		< 5	--	327	328
1944		9	3,158	385	309
1943		< 5	--	416	303
1942		8	3,475	418	296
1941		11	2,684	353	308
1940		7	3,535	384	284
1939		< 5	--	372	286
1938		5	4,403	358	289
1937		8	3,170	386	277
1936		6	3,743	376	278
1935		< 5	--	470	246
1934		11	2,582	420	267
1933		7	3,443	407	262
1932		9	3,070	462	251
1931		20	1,752	463	249
1930		9	3,085	542	232
1929		10	2,940	566	226
1928		9	3,196	517	245
1927		13	2,569	571	230
1926		14	2,486	519	247
1925		14	2,501	536	245
1924		13	2,681	620	218
1923		15	2,373	573	232
1922		17	2,199	609	217
1921		7	4,070	661	207
1920		16	2,281	593	218
1919		20	1,863	570	218
1918		17	2,114	698	186
1917		17	2,008	533	210
1916		13	2,381	556	203
1915		22	1,578	532	202
1914		20	1,449	448	191
1913		14	1,608	340	197
1912		17	1,306	332	176
1911		12	1,380	177	178
1910		11	1,432	141	190
1909		8	1,625	119	189
1908		14	1,093	120	179
1907		7	1,656	111	190
1906		13	1,054	106	172
1905		8	1,434	134	154
1904		10	1,174	120	157
1903		13	977	132	142
1902		15	906	130	143
1901		11	1,016	128	133
1900		11	1,173	153	143
1899		< 5	--	127	125
1898		10	1,106	143	126
1897		8	1,179	143	117
1896		8	1,219	173	109
1895		7	1,315	149	114
1894		10	1,004	187	98
1893		< 5	--	184	96
1892		5	1,482	200	96
1891		6	1,230	181	89
1890		< 5	--	180	97
1889		< 5	--	231	75
1888		7	1,046	282	73
1887		9	799	237	72
1886		< 5	--	228	76
1885		< 5	--	276	66
1884		5	1,042	280	67
1883		5	938	273	62
1882		< 5	--	341	52
1881		< 5	--	312	50
1880		< 5	--	348	47

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.