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Bertie

Pronounced B ER1 T IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1928
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Bertie?

Bertie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 14,581 children — the 1,172nd most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 89 births across the past decade, against a peak of 396 in a single year. That peak was in 1928.

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1928Girls: 396Boys: 19

Nicknames

Bertie is itself a short form of Albert.

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B ER1 T IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Bertie

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

Sibling names for Bertie

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Bertie?
Bertie ranks 1,172nd among girls' names in US records, with 14,581 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 89.
Is Bertie a unisex name?
No. Bertie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Bertie most popular?
1928, when 396 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.