Recorded 1947–1961 Girls' name Peak 1950 41 births

Berenda — girls' name

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.

1940s131950s211960s7
1950s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Berenda was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

8 babies were named Berenda in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Berenda between 1947 and 1961, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berenda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Berenda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berenda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Berenda at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

41

Since 1947

15 years of records

Peak year

1950

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1947

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1961

Berenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1947

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1950)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 196119581956195019491947 7

Berenda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 51% of Berenda's all-time total
1940s131950s211960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berenda?
41 babies have been named Berenda since 1947. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1950 with 8 births.
When was Berenda most popular?
Berenda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Berenda been used?
Berenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 15 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Berenda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.