Bertie
Boy name · 38 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Bertie: 38 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 7 births in 2022.
Bertie began as a friendly Scottish and English pet form of Albert, Herbert, or Bertram, the latter two from Old English roots meaning "bright raven" and "bright raven" respectively—fitting for a name that has long felt warm and unpretentious. One of its most famous bearers was Bertie Auld, the Celtic and Scotland footballer who helped lead the Lisbon Lions to European Cup glory in 1967, and its most enduring fictional incarnation is Bertie Wooster, P.G. Wodehouse’s charmingly clueless gent. Places bearing the name are rare, but the village of Aberchirder in Aberdeenshire is locally nicknamed "Bertie" after a butcher's sign. In pop culture, Bertie is also the name of the cheeky little girl in the popular David Walliams book series—a far cry from the aristocratic air wafting from Wooster.
Boy 9 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20227 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #5605 babies
- Total births
- 38since 2008
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 37%vs prior 5y