Girls' name · since 1881
Berdie
Berdie has 1,114 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,114
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,114 girls have been named Berdie since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Berdie has 1,114 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1960.
- #6,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,114 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdie ranks #6,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,114 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,114
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Berdie's 1,114 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Berdie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berdie's full recorded timeline at 1921, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berdie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1960
- Peak year (1919)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Berdie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (236 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Berdie's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Berdie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 66
1880s
66 births
- 1890s
1890s
96 births
- 1900s
1900s
135 births
- 1910s
1910s
236 births
- 1920s
1920s
223 births
- 1930s
1930s
180 births
- 1940s
1940s
113 births
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 236 births (21% of all-time use).
How Berdie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Berdie's total volume
Berdie by state
Where Berdie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
25 of 1,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Berdie's data
- Berdie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (236 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Berdies (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Berdie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1881–1960 (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 Berdie 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.