Girls' name · since 1908

Berchie

Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Berchie, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#48,446 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1908
1920s
peak decade

Berchie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1908.

Berchie has 16 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1928.

  • #48,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1908
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berchie ranks #48,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.

#48,446 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1908
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berchie's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Berchie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Berchie splits its recorded history at 1926: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Berchie popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 190819261928 5

Berchie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1920s was Berchie's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Berchie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berchie?
16 babies have been named Berchie since 1908. All-time, it sits at #48,446 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
Where does Berchie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berchie ranks #48,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Berchie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Berchie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.