Berta
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning bright and famous; feminine form of Bert.
Berta by the numbers
Berta was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 132 babies in 1926, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Bert
Like Berta, each of these traces back to Bert: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Berta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Berthabright, famous28 in the US (2017)
- Beatablessed; happy4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- BettyGod's oath; diminutive of Elizabeth108 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beccato bind; a diminutive of Rebecca55 in the US (2017)
- Berettasmall biretta cap; a form of Beret21 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Berta, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean praise
Like Berta, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Berta
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