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Bertel

100% boys · last recorded 1944

Bertel has been given to about 115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 18
Median age today93 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bertel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1916 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time115

How popular is Bertel?

Its best year was 1916, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2277th. The typical living American called Bertel is about 93 years old today.

Names that sound like Bertel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bethel0.75
  2. Hershel0.68
  3. Denzel0.62
  4. Herschel0.62
  5. Beryl0.61
  6. Bentley0.58
  7. Bert0.57
  8. Leonel0.57

Middle names for Bertel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bertel Paul0.77
  2. Bertel John0.77
  3. Bertel Wade0.76
  4. Bertel Ross0.76
  5. Bertel Quinn0.76
  6. Bertel Jude0.76

Sibling names for Bertel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.60
  2. Luellasister · 0.59
  3. Opalsister · 0.59
  4. Estellesister · 0.58
  5. Forestbrother · 0.50
  6. Soleither · 0.50

Where Bertel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bertel Anderson0.77
    2. Bertel White0.72
    3. Bertel Nguyen0.72
    4. Bertel Moore0.72
    5. Bertel Hill0.72
    6. Bertel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bertel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.