Girls' name · since 1947
Berenda
41 babies named Berenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Berenda since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Berenda recorded 41 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1961.
- #37,177 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenda ranks #37,177 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #37,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Berenda's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Berenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berenda's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1961
- Peak year (1950)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Berenda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (21 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Berenda's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Berenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Berenda's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1960s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Berenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1947–1961 (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 Berenda 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.