Bertran
Bertran or Bertrán is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bertran Carbonel (1252–1265), Provençal troubadour Bertran d'Alamanon (1229–1266), Provençal knight, troubadour, an official, diplomat, and ambassador of the court of the Count of Provence Bertran de Born (1140–1215), baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century Bertran…
Meaning & Origin of Bertran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bertran or Bertrán is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bertran Carbonel (1252–1265), Provençal troubadour Bertran d'Alamanon (1229–1266), Provençal knight, troubadour, an official, diplomat, and ambassador of the court of the Count of Provence Bertran de Born (1140–1215), baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century Bertran…
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The Story of Bertran
Bertran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 12 Bertrans were born — ranking #2,486 that year. As of 2026, Bertran ranks #5,587 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 132 Bertrans 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 Bertran
Bertran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 132 births in the dataset. Bertran's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,486. Use the chart and map above to compare Bertran'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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