Recorded 1919–1973 Girls' name Peak 1969 54 births

Bernadina — girls' name

54 babies named Bernadina in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s81960s351970s6
1960s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Bernadina was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bernadina in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernadina

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Bernadina between 1919 and 1973, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernadina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernadina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bernadina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernadina 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 54 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.

Bernadina at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

54

Since 1919

55 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1919

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1973

Bernadina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1919

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
45678910 19731969196719661965196119581919 5

Bernadina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
35 births that decade — 65% of Bernadina's all-time total
1910s51950s81960s351970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernadina?
54 babies have been named Bernadina since 1919. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Bernadina most popular?
Bernadina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Bernadina been used?
Bernadina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 55 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Bernadina?
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.

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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, 1919–1973 (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.