Bertin
From a French surname derived from an Old Germanic byname meaning "bright, shining".
Name Census estimates that about 316 living Americans carry the first name Bertin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bertin today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bertin births was 2003 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bertin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
316
~ 1 in 1,084,666 Americans
Peak year
2003
18 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,805
Tracked since 1916
Census
Bertin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,342 people with the first name Bertin, which placed it at #10,072 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,072
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,342 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
80.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bertin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bertin is Hispanic at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.9%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bertin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bertin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino80.2% · 1,076
- Black or African American11.9% · 160
- White6.6% · 89
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 10
- Two or more races0.4% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Bertin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bertin from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Bertin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bertin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bertin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bertins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Illinois, Texas recorded the most babies named Bertin, while Texas, Illinois, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bertin
The name Bertin has its origins in the French language. It is believed to have derived from the Germanic name Bertwin, which is composed of the elements "beraht" meaning "bright" and "wine" meaning "friend". This name emerged during the Middle Ages in France, somewhere around the 10th or 11th century.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Bertin can be traced back to the 12th century. One notable figure was Bertin, a French chronicler and monk who lived from around 690 to 768 AD. He is known for his work "Gesta Regum Anglorum" which chronicled the history of the English kings.
Another historical figure with the name Bertin was Bertin de Billy, a French architect who lived from 1572 to 1642. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais du Luxembourg and parts of the Louvre.
In the 19th century, Bertin Lanjuinais, a French politician and lawyer born in 1791, made a name for himself as a prominent supporter of liberal causes during the French Revolution.
Moving to the 20th century, Bertin Cahours was a French chemist born in 1906. He made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry and is best known for his research on organometallic compounds.
Finally, Bertin Osborne, a Spanish singer and television presenter born in 1954, has been a popular figure in the entertainment industry for several decades, known for his music and television appearances.
While the name Bertin may not be as common today as it was in the past, it has a rich history and has been borne by notable figures across various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Bertin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bertin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bertin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bertin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 316 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bertin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,084,666 US residents.
Is Bertin a common name?
We classify Bertin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 340 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bertin most popular?
The single biggest year for Bertin was 2003, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bertin is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bertin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,342 people with the name Bertin, or 0.44 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,072 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bertin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bertin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bertin appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,340 people counted with this name, 99.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bertin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bertin is Hispanic at 80.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.9%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bertin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Bertin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.2% (1,076 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bertin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bertin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bertin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bertin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bertin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bertin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Bertin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.