Bertel
Bertel is a Scandinavian male given name. Notable people named Bertel include:Bertel Backman (1906–1981), Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics Bertel Dahlgaard (1887–1972), Danish politician, member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party 1920–1960, and statistician Bertel Flaten (1900–1963), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party Bertel Haarder, Danish…
Meaning & Origin of Bertel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bertel is a Scandinavian male given name. Notable people named Bertel include:Bertel Backman (1906–1981), Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics Bertel Dahlgaard (1887–1972), Danish politician, member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party 1920–1960, and statistician Bertel Flaten (1900–1963), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party Bertel Haarder, Danish…
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The Story of Bertel
Bertel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 12 Bertels were born — ranking #2,259 that year. As of 2026, Bertel ranks #3,430 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 115 Bertels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bertel
Bertel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 115 births in the dataset. Bertel's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Bertel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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