Recorded 1907–1956 Girls' name Peak 1926 390 births

Berdena — girls' name

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.

1900s61910s941920s1581930s851940s311950s16
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Berdena was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

21 babies were named Berdena in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berdena

The Social Security Administration has registered 390 babies named Berdena between 1907 and 1956, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berdena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berdena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Berdena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Berdena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berdena 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 390 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.

Berdena at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

390

Since 1907

50 years of records

Peak year

1926

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1907

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1956

Berdena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1907

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1926)
21
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 19561942193619311926192119161907 6

Berdena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
158 births that decade — 41% of Berdena's all-time total
1900s61910s941920s1581930s851940s311950s16

Berdena by state

Where Berdena concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berdena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
7 1.8%
Iowa share of Berdena's total US births 1.8%

7 of 390 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berdena?
390 babies have been named Berdena since 1907. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1926 with 21 births.
When was Berdena most popular?
Berdena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Berdena most popular?
The top states for the name Berdena are Iowa (7 births).
How long has the name Berdena been used?
Berdena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 50 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Berdena?
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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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, 1907–1956 (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.