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Berta

Pronounced B ER1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1926
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Berta?

Berta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 7,277 children — the 1,684th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 60 births across the past decade, against a peak of 132 in a single year. That peak was in 1926.

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Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B ER1 T AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Berta

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

Sibling names for Berta

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Berta?
Berta ranks 1,684th among girls' names in US records, with 7,277 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 60.
Is Berta a unisex name?
No. Berta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Berta most popular?
1926, when 132 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.