Girls' name · since 1895
Berna
Berna has 1,466 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,466 girls have been named Berna since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Berna has 1,466 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1991.
- #5,781 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,466 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berna ranks #5,781 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,466 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berna's 1,466 recorded births place it above 92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Berna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berna splits its recorded history at 1942: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1991
- Peak year (1929)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Berna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (308 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Berna's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Berna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s
1910s
133 births
- 1920s
1920s
308 births
- 1930s
1930s
299 births
- 1940s
1940s
294 births
- 1950s
1950s
248 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 308 births (21% of all-time use).
How Berna 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 Berna's total volume
Berna by state
Where Berna concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
27 of 1,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Berna's data
- Berna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bernas (27 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 Berna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1895–1991 (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 Berna 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.