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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Bert

Used in both girl and boy records

Bert appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Bert by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBert as a girl’s nameUS records 1883–1960
#8334girl rank1915peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBert as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#539boy rank1918peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Bert in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191522 uses#78818871883–196063 listed years
Boy1918698 uses#4718801880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.