Girls' name · since 1907
Berdena
390 babies named Berdena in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
390 girls have been named Berdena since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdena has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1956.
- #13,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdena ranks #13,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berdena's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Berdena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berdena's full recorded timeline at 1929, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berdena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1956
- Peak year (1926)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Berdena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (158 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Berdena's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Berdena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
94 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 158 births (41% of all-time use).
Berdena by state
Where Berdena concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 390 births nationwide.
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What to do with Berdena's data
- Berdena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Berdenas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berdena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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, 1907–1956 (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 Berdena 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.