Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Bertice isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bertice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 219
- 44 boys · 175 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 17 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 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 100 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.
Similar names
If you love Bertice, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Belle
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>99% girls
Elzie
“from the nobleman's estate”
19% boys · 81% girls
Beulah
“married” · “woman who is claimed as a wife”
>99% girls
Eunice
“one who conquers”
>99% girls
Heloise
“one who is famous in battle”
>99% girls