Girls' name · since 1908
Berdina
340 babies named Berdina in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berdina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 340 recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Berdina recorded 340 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1975.
- #14,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 340 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdina ranks #14,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berdina's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Berdina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berdina's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berdina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1975
- Peak year (1921)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Berdina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Berdina's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Berdina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (33% of all-time use).
Berdina by state
Where Berdina concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 340 births nationwide.
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- Berdina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Berdinas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Berdina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1908–1975 (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 Berdina 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.