Bertrand
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BUR-trund
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Bertrand is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright raven”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Bertrand mean?
Germanic: from Germanic beraht 'bright' and hramn 'raven', via French
“bright raven”
Borne by the philosopher Bertrand Russell and the medieval French commander Bertrand du Guesclin.
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Is Bertrand a girl's or a boy's name?
Bertrand is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bertrand in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Bertrand, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2015, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bertrand in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Bertrand in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Bertrand in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1924, with 95 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bertrand in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1959, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bertrand in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,466 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,351 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,073 |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,359 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,340 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,405 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,618 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,264 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,203 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,479 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,239 |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,199 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,188 |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,012 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,096 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,073 |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,127 |
| 1948 | 57 | #909 |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,147 |
| 1946 | 48 | #967 |
| 1945 | 48 | #927 |
| 1944 | 52 | #878 |
| 1943 | 48 | #969 |
| 1942 | 53 | #910 |
| 1941 | 43 | #971 |
| 1940 | 58 | #818 |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,033 |
| 1938 | 48 | #912 |
| 1937 | 56 | #817 |
| 1936 | 73 | #690 |
| 1935 | 65 | #766 |
| 1934 | 69 | #733 |
| 1933 | 61 | #782 |
| 1932 | 67 | #769 |
| 1931 | 65 | #775 |
| 1930 | 61 | #832 |
| 1929 | 82 | #678 |
| 1928 | 79 | #713 |
| 1927 | 79 | #733 |
| 1926 | 67 | #803 |
| 1925 | 93 | #663 |
| 1924 | 95 | #664 |
| 1923 | 70 | #791 |
| 1922 | 90 | #686 |
| 1921 | 89 | #687 |
| 1920 | 86 | #691 |
| 1919 | 71 | #766 |
| 1918 | 73 | #753 |
| 1917 | 61 | #804 |
| 1916 | 74 | #690 |
| 1915 | 52 | #857 |
| 1914 | 53 | #712 |
| 1913 | 37 | #777 |
| 1912 | 34 | #735 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 10 | #877 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 10 | #798 |
| 1905 | 8 | #918 |
| 1904 | 10 | #760 |
| 1903 | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 |
| 1896 | 16 | #518 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #856 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 9 | #747 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1883 | 5 | #891 |
| 1882 | 5 | #942 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 11 | #571 |
Nicknames for Bertrand
- Bert 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Bertrand
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Archie, Albert, Frederick, Wilfred, Otis, Freddie, Harry, Rupert, Louie, Alfred, Edward, Charlie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Emma, Ella, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie, Avery
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bertrand: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bertrand, updated 20 October 2026.