Recorded 1908–1928 Girls' name Peak 1926 16 births

Berchie — girls' name

16 babies named Berchie in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s11
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Berchie was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Berchie in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berchie

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Berchie between 1908 and 1928, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berchie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berchie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Berchie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berchie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Berchie at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

16

Since 1908

21 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1908

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1928

Berchie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1908

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 192819261908 5

Berchie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Berchie's all-time total
1900s51920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berchie?
16 babies have been named Berchie since 1908. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Berchie most popular?
Berchie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Berchie been used?
Berchie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 21 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Berchie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.