Given name & surname
Berten
“from the bright town”
Berten is a variant of Berton. One English interpretation is “from the bright town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berten is a variant of Berton. One English interpretation is “from the bright town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Berten is a variant of Berton. An origin associated with Berton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1941
- 6 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 boys is 5 in 1944. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1941. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berten’s family of names
Berten has a related form in Berton. In German usage, Berten as a surname has a related form in Bert. In Greek usage, Berten as a surname is a transliteration of Μπερτέν.
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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