Bertha

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning "bright gift" or Beorhtwynn meaning "bright joy".

From Wikipedia

Bertha first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 5,051 babies (rank #51 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #4,775). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Bertha

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bertha yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

208,774

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,051

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Brontë Novels: Bertha Mason — Rochester's first wife

Famous people named Bertha

Bertha von Suttnerscience fiction writer · b. 1843
Bertha Benzracing automobile driver · b. 1849
Bertha Lutzzoological collector · b. 1894
Bertha of Savoysovereign · b. 1051
Bertha of Kentconsort · b. 565

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	1,320	#9
1881	1,324	#9
1882	1,508	#9
1883	1,682	#7
1884	1,789	#9
1885	1,860	#8
1886	2,001	#8
1887	2,037	#7
1888	2,450	#7
1889	2,293	#11
1890	2,388	#10
1891	2,372	#10
1892	2,617	#11
1893	2,623	#10
1894	2,496	#14
1895	2,626	#11
1896	2,565	#15
1897	2,502	#13
1898	2,642	#17
1899	2,294	#16
1900	3,019	#16
1901	2,257	#19
1902	2,372	#22
1903	2,309	#22
1904	2,363	#20
1905	2,434	#21
1906	2,302	#25
1907	2,363	#26
1908	2,384	#29
1909	2,444	#29
1910	2,651	#33
1911	2,606	#36
1912	3,288	#36
1913	3,345	#39
1914	3,859	#41
1915	4,785	#46
1916	4,900	#49
1917	4,881	#51
1918	5,051	#51
1919	4,754	#52
1920	4,604	#57
1921	4,608	#59
1922	4,419	#63
1923	4,122	#64
1924	4,122	#65
1925	3,772	#74
1926	3,583	#76
1927	3,380	#80
1928	3,161	#81
1929	2,800	#93
1930	2,605	#95
1931	2,364	#102
1932	2,473	#101
1933	2,162	#106
1934	2,081	#112
1935	2,070	#114
1936	1,913	#122
1937	1,955	#121
1938	1,817	#131
1939	1,794	#135
1940	1,730	#141
1941	1,723	#140
1942	1,757	#147
1943	1,788	#150
1944	1,628	#151
1945	1,429	#165
1946	1,532	#173
1947	1,603	#180
1948	1,515	#183
1949	1,520	#181
1950	1,396	#193
1951	1,332	#208
1952	1,249	#218
1953	1,173	#233
1954	1,158	#238
1955	1,153	#239
1956	953	#282
1957	1,010	#275
1958	955	#289
1959	872	#313
1960	850	#323
1961	739	#350
1962	730	#350
1963	575	#401
1964	639	#380
1965	554	#394
1966	528	#401
1967	429	#457
1968	396	#484
1969	398	#487
1970	367	#521
1971	351	#523
1972	288	#573
1973	316	#531
1974	276	#574
1975	263	#605
1976	216	#686
1977	232	#675
1978	199	#775
1979	209	#769
1980	203	#801
1981	209	#781
1982	187	#835
1983	166	#905
1984	146	#989
1985	163	#951
1986	145	#1,042
1987	155	#1,005
1988	146	#1,078
1989	167	#1,024
1990	179	#1,015
1991	156	#1,137
1992	172	#1,061
1993	161	#1,114
1994	124	#1,347
1995	142	#1,209
1996	130	#1,314
1997	124	#1,377
1998	108	#1,544
1999	104	#1,613
2000	92	#1,855
2001	99	#1,798
2002	80	#2,114
2003	59	#2,677
2004	71	#2,400
2005	57	#2,871
2006	73	#2,512
2007	63	#2,865
2008	45	#3,590
2009	46	#3,520
2010	41	#3,756
2011	47	#3,416
2012	28	#4,986
2013	28	#4,921
2014	34	#4,280
2015	30	#4,610
2016	36	#4,096
2017	28	#4,825
2018	28	#4,791
2019	30	#4,556
2020	28	#4,660
2021	25	#5,110
2022	34	#4,216
2023	28	#4,765
2024	28	#4,775