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Origin & history of Bertha1
Germanic roots
Bertha comes from the Germanic tradition, meaning Bright, famous.
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How popular is Bertha?
1918
peak year
Today, Bertha is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4640), with only about 30 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 5,051 babies were given the name (ranked #51 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. Bertha's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 208,774 babies have been registered as Bertha since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
5,051
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #51)
(ranked #51)
30
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
300
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
208,774
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bertha9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
B2
E5
R9
T2
H8
A1
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Bertha🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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