Recorded 1897–1957 Girls' name Peak 1920 142 births

Berda — girls' name

142 babies named Berda in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s111920s361930s221940s441950s24
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Berda was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Berda in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berda

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Berda between 1897 and 1957, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Berda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berda 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 142 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.

Berda at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

142

Since 1897

61 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1897

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1957

Berda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Berda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
44 births that decade — 31% of Berda's all-time total
1890s51910s111920s361930s221940s441950s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berda?
142 babies have been named Berda since 1897. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
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?
Berda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 61 years of data 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.

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, 1897–1957 (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.