Given name
Berdie
“one who is famously bright and beautiful”·“having a brilliant mind”
In English use, Berdie is a diminutive of Bertha. One German interpretation is “one who is famously bright and beautiful.” Berdie is a variant of Berdy. One German interpretation is “having a brilliant mind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Berdie is a diminutive of Bertha. One German interpretation is “one who is famously bright and beautiful.” Berdie is a variant of Berdy. One German interpretation is “having a brilliant mind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Berdie is a diminutive of Bertha. An origin associated with Bertha is Germanic. Berdie is a variant of Berdy. An origin associated with Berdy is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Berdie is a diminutive of Bertha.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berdie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,114
- 0 boys · 1,114 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berdie’s family of names
In English usage, Berdie is a diminutive of Bertha. Berdie has a related form in Berdy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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