Girls' name · since 1920
Berdia
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 155 babies named Berdia, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Berdia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 155 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Berdia recorded 155 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1956.
- #22,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1920
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdia ranks #22,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1920, peaking in the 1940s.
- #22,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Berdia's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Berdia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berdia splits its recorded history at 1939: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berdia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1956
- Peak year (1935)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Berdia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (63 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Berdia's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Berdia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
63 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 63 births (41% of all-time use).
Berdia by state
Where Berdia concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 12 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.2% |
12 of 155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Berdia's data
- Berdia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Berdias (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berdia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1920–1956 (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 Berdia 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.