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The baby name Berta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BERT-ə (English: /ˈbɜːrtə/),BER-tah (German: /ˈbɛʁta/),BER-tah (Spanish: /ˈbeɾta/).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: BERT-ə (English: /ˈbɜːrtə/),BER-tah (German: /ˈbɛʁta/),BER-tah (Spanish: /ˈbeɾta/)

What is the meaning of the name Berta ?

The baby name Berta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BERT-ə (English: /ˈbɜːrtə/),BER-tah (German: /ˈbɛʁta/),BER-tah (Spanish: /ˈbeɾta/).

Berta is in Origin.

Berta is a pan-European feminine given name from the Old High German element beraht/berht, meaning “bright, famous.” It began as a short form of Germanic compounds ending in -berht - such as Alberta, Roberta, and Bertrada - and soon stood on its own. Common variants and cognates include Bertha (English, German), Berthe or Berte (French, Scandinavian), and Berta across Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian. Related forms include Alberta, Albertina, Roberta, and Bertina; diminutives include Berti and, in Spanish, Bertita.

Use is attested from the early Middle Ages among the Franks and in German-speaking lands, borne by queens and abbesses like Queen Bertha of Kent and Saint Berthe of Blangy, and echoed in the legend of “Berthe au Grand Pied.” The name was revived in the 19th century; today it remains familiar in Southern and Central Europe, while English Bertha waned in the 20th century.

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Berta – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HN 0 #22 1 704
HN Girls 0 #35 4 884
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
AO 0 #63 14 2,729
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
RS 0 #84 1 923
LT 0 #86 3 949
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
HU 0 #108 8 1,675
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
PA Girls 0 #112 679 9,861
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
PA 0 #120 11 3,797
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
MU 0 #125 12 3,613
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
AO Girls 0 #137 75 4,575
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
EE Girls 0 #139 4 1,888
MT Girls 0 #147 7 3,773
HU Boys 0 #152 23 3,954
CL Girls 0 #157 3,000 14,098
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
LT Girls 0 #166 29 1,904
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
Spain Girls 0 #182 3,431 5,561
HU Girls 0 #184 40 3,308
LU Girls 0 #185 6 4,850
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
GT Girls 0 #195 431 7,500
AL Girls 0 #207 16 4,141
PT 0 #207 40 4,161
NA Girls 0 #208 17 7,146
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
Spain 0 #215 302 2,326
PT Girls 0 #219 366 7,952
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GT 0 #241 74 5,948
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
EC Girls 0 #252 7 3,650
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MU Girls 0 #259 93 8,539
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
HR Girls 0 #277 13 3,687
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
Austria Girls 0 #282 143 1,885
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
CL 0 #317 96 6,867
CZ Girls 0 #319 23 5,378
CR Girls 0 #322 229 11,342
PE 0 #323 7 6,350
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
JO Girls 0 #334 6 7,570
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
PL Girls 0 #336 19 5,096
UY Girls 0 #339 188 6,731
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
BO 0 #342 40 6,868
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
AR Girls 0 #347 318 8,289
CO Girls 0 #350 1,685 16,140
France Girls 1984 #351 3 1,721
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
BO Girls 0 #370 271 9,488
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
IL Girls 0 #419 207 11,648
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #423 7 13,098
PS Girls 0 #425 99 10,981
MX 0 #438 8 8,339
CO 0 #452 29 7,768
PE Girls 0 #462 681 14,861
GT Boys 0 #465 10 7,625
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
RU Girls 0 #474 25 11,913
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
MX Girls 0 #487 1,270 17,781
IQ Girls 0 #491 14 11,303
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
IR Girls 0 #503 28 8,334
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
LB 0 #631 28 13,263
CL Boys 0 #641 25 13,390
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
Germany Girls 0 #669 171 4,949
IT 0 #682 33 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #698 41 3,895
SY 0 #714 15 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
NL Girls 0 #821 135 5,933
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
CO Boys 0 #900 21 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #904 27 5,610
United States Girls 2024 #908 9 8,487
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
BR Girls 0 #919 23 12,708
PE Boys 0 #921 6 14,506
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
SA Girls 0 #926 10 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
EG Girls 0 #940 20 14,742
MX Boys 0 #953 30 16,355
IT Girls 0 #960 523 9,415
MY Girls 0 #971 24 24,821
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,065 77 25,928
TR 0 #1,173 39 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,192 8 20,986
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,426 46 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Berta is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Sweden
AE
AL

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People also ask about Berta

Berta is predominantly a girl's name.
Berta is a 2 syllable name, pronounced BERT-ə (English: /ˈbɜːrtə/),BER-tah (German: /ˈbɛʁta/),BER-tah (Spanish: /ˈbeɾta/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bertha, Bärta, Berte, Berti and Bertie.
Across languages, Berta has these equivalents: Bertha (English), Bertille (French), Bertina (Italian/Spanish), Alberta (derived), Roberta (related).
Yes — Berta ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Berta ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Berta's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #927 in 2014 to #908 in 2024 in United States.