—2024 rank
1918peak year
32,803babies named Bert since 1880
▼ 53%5-year trend
Bert popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Bert mean?
A short form of Germanic names such as Albert, Bertram and Herbert, most sharing the element beraht, bright or famous; a standby of Victorian England.
OriginGermanic
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Bert
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Spellings & variants
Bertie
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