Girls' name · since 1897

Berda

Berda has 142 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,326 of 72,339
all-time among girls
142
born since 1897
1940s
peak decade

Berda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1897.

Berda has 142 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1957.

  • #23,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 142 born since 1897
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berda ranks #23,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1897, peaking in the 1940s.

#23,326 of 72,339
all-time among girls
142
born since 1897
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berda's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% 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.

Berda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berda's full recorded timeline at 1940, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1957

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
45678910 18971920192319331941194419511957 7

Berda by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (44 births, 31% of the file).

1940s was Berda's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Berda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 44 births (31% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berda? ▼
Since 1897, Social Security records show 142 babies named Berda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,326 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1957. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 9 births.
Where does Berda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berda ranks #23,326 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 Berda most popular? ▼
Berda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Berda been used? ▼
Records for Berda go back to 1897, giving 61 years of history through 1957.
What names are similar to Berda? ▼
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.

What to do with Berda's data

  • Berda's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 1950s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Berda

Nearby Names Like Berda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Berda

Bertha Girl
#4546 207,870 births
Bernice Girl
#4067 182,130 births
Bernadette Girl
#1034 54,973 births
Bernadine Girl
#13223 21,933 births
Bertie Girl
#8860 13,736 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Olita
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Lousie
142 births · Peak 1918
Pauleen
142 births · Peak 1918
Rowene
142 births · Peak 1928
Emerita
142 births · Peak 1982
Marlean
142 births · Peak 1940
Noralyn #12071
142 births · Peak 2014

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berda: 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, 1897–1957 (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 Berda 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.