Bertie is a distinctive choice, ranked #4193 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Bertie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#4193
About the Name Bertie
Bertie is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1300 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #211 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Bertie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bertie
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Bertie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bertie in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bertie is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1300 places over the last five years to #4193 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Bertie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Bertie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Berties in the wild.
5
UK babies named Bertie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↑ 1300 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bertie
Likely around 1 other Bertie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bertie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie was Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1988 until his death in 2008. On 20 February 2015 a formal inquiry for the cause of his beatification and canonisation was opened in Rome.
Peregrine Bertie may refer to: Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peregrine Bertie (MP for Lincolnshire), MP for Lincolnshire 1614 Peregrine Bertie (senior) Peregrine Bertie, Privy Counsellor and politician Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie (of Low Leyton) (c.