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Bert

Pronounced B ER1 T (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Bert?

Bert is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 41,072 children — the 538th most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 117 births across the past decade, against a peak of 793 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Burt and Birt — because they are pronounced identically.

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1918Boys: 793Girls: 17

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Bert and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Burt
  • Birt

Nicknames

Bert is itself a short form of Albert and Herbert.

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B ER1 T
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Bert

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Bert

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Bert?
Bert ranks 538th among boys' names in US records, with 41,072 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 117.
Is Bert a unisex name?
No. Bert is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Bert most popular?
1918, when 793 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Bert spelled?
Burt, Birt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.