The first name Bertrand

In 2025, 3 boys were named Bertrand, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 6 births (#3,004).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bertrand with other names.

In 2021, 10 boys born in the United States were named Bertrand, the 7,672nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 95 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Bertrand Russell
  British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
• Bertrand Tavernier
  French film director (1941–2021)
• Bertrand Traoré
  Burkinabé association football player (born 1995)
• Bertrand Blier
  French film director (1939–2025)
• Bertrand Delanoë
  13th Mayor of Paris, born 1950
• Bertrand du Guesclin
  Constable of France, 1320–1380
• Bertrand Bonello
  French film director, screenwriter, composer, producer and actor (born 1968)
• Bertrand Barère
  French politician, freemason and journalist, 1755–1841
• Bertrand Gille
  French handball player, born 1978
• Bertrand de Orléans e Bragança
  Claimant to the defunct Brazilian throne, born 1941
• Bertrand Crasson
  Belgian footballer, born 1971
• Bertrand I, Count of Toulouse
  Count of Toulouse and of Tripoli, 1065–1112

How popular is the name Bertrand?

In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Bertrand, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2015, with 6 births.

Is Bertrand a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,991 US babies named Bertrand since 1880 were boys.

When was Bertrand most popular?

1924 in the United States, when 95 babies were named Bertrand, its highest rank at 664th.

Is Bertrand also a surname?

Yes. Bertrand is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.