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Bertil

/ˈbɝtɪl/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1952

Bertil has been given to about 482 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1914, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɝtɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 99
Median age today91 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bertil per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1914 · 31
  • Born in 20250
  • All time482

How popular is Bertil?

Its best year was 1914, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 1004th. The typical living American called Bertil is about 91 years old today.

Names that sound like Bertil

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Beryl0.71
  2. Cecil0.62
  3. Neil0.62
  4. Emil0.62
  5. Bernie0.60
  6. Bert0.57
  7. Virgil0.55
  8. Basil0.55

Middle names for Bertil

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bertil Paul0.77
  2. Bertil John0.77
  3. Bertil Dean0.76
  4. Bertil Wade0.76
  5. Bertil Ross0.76
  6. Bertil Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Bertil

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.71
  2. Luellasister · 0.71
  3. Ilasister · 0.70
  4. Opalsister · 0.69
  5. Forestbrother · 0.61
  6. Archiebrother · 0.60

Where Bertil is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bertil Anderson0.77
    2. Bertil Reyes0.72
    3. Bertil Nguyen0.72
    4. Bertil Moore0.72
    5. Bertil Hall0.72
    6. Bertil Green0.72

    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 Bertil

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.