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Bertha

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bertha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2009–2017

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2009 to 2017, ranging from #5556 to #5765.200920152017#5556#5765
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2009#5556
2015#5730
2017#5765

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 7 of the 13 years from 1945 to 1957.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #295 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–1957

    Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1957).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #295 in Norway in 1945.

Bertha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4474HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3407HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3585HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3605HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3476HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3446HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#2958HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#3803HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bertha is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Bertha, between 1945 and 2017, in 11 of those 73 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: highest position in 1945Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1966England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: highest position in 200919452017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–19577#295 in 1945
Republic of Ireland19661#380 in 1966
England and Wales2009–20173#5556 in 2009

Its high point came 64 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (2009).

No registrar recorded it for 42 years after 1966; it appears again in 2009.

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What is known about Bertha

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #295 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.