Berthold
Berthold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, berht ('bright') and wald. Variants include Berchtold and Bertolt.
Meaning & Origin of Berthold
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Berthold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, berht ('bright') and wald. Variants include Berchtold and Bertolt.
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The Story of Berthold
Berthold first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 18 Bertholds were born — ranking #1,811 that year. As of 2026, Berthold ranks #3,942 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 267 Bertholds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Berthold
Phonetically similar names — useful when Berthold is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Barthold
- Broiled
- Brawled
- Barrelled
- Bearfield
- Berthoud
- Brailled
- Paroled
- Bold
- Behold
- Bowled
- Burled
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About the name Berthold
Berthold is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 267 births in the dataset. Berthold's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,811. Use the chart and map above to compare Berthold'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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