Girls' name · since 1913
Berdine
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 433 babies named Berdine, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berdine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 433 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdine has been recorded 433 times among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1974.
- #12,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 433 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berdine ranks #12,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 433 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berdine's 433 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Berdine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berdine's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berdine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1974
- Peak year (1922)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Berdine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (155 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Berdine's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Berdine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
155 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 155 births (36% of all-time use).
Berdine by state
Where Berdine concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
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What to do with Berdine's data
- Berdine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Berdines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Berdine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1913–1974 (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 Berdine 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.