Bertram
Meaningbright raven · Germanic
- US rank
- #8,243
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #337 in 1895
9 babies were named Bertram in the US in 2025. It has dropped 176 places in five years.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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Famous Bertram
Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist
Choose Bertram and your child shares a first name with Bertram Brockhouse, a Canadian physicist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bertram, like who?” Bertram Brockhouse's Wikipedia article is available in 64 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
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- How commonAbout 1 in every 188,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Bertram, 9 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bertram would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryBertram has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Bertrams, and counting.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1895, when it ranked #337. Today it's #8,243, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendBertram has slipped 176 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,243. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- MeaningIn Germanic, Bertram means “bright raven”. Our records link it to English and German roots.
About the name Bertram
Bertram is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “bright raven”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ram”. US birth records list Bertram for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 142 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked #337 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,243, with 9 babies.
Origin:English namesGerman names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | 6,653 boys |
| 1890s | 144 | 6,926 boys |
| 1900s | 163 | 6,125 boys |
| 1910s | 196 | 5,108 boys |
| 1920s | 176 | 5,675 boys |
| 1930s | 101 | 9,912 boys |
| 1940s | 51 | 19,497 boys |
| 1950s | 37 | 27,293 boys |
| 1960s | 33 | 30,609 boys |
| 1970s | 24 | 41,374 boys |
| 1980s | 13 | 78,370 boys |
| 1990s | 8.8 | 113,636 boys |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 294,985 boys |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 268,097 boys |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 215,827 boys |
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- Unisex name: Hudson · son of Hudde
- Unisex name: Julian · of the Julius family
Questions about the name Bertram
What does the name Bertram mean?
Bertram means “bright raven” in Germanic.
What is the origin of the name Bertram?
Bertram has English, German roots in our records. Other English names include Oliver, Henry, James.
Is Bertram a boy or girl name?
Bertram is a boy name.
How popular is the name Bertram?
Bertram ranked #8,243 for US boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1895 (#337).