Girls' name · since 1919
Bernadina
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Bernadina, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernadina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernadina has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1973.
- #34,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernadina ranks #34,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #34,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernadina's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernadina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bernadina splits its recorded history at 1966: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bernadina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1973
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Bernadina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (35 births, 65% of the file).
1960s was Bernadina's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Bernadina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 35 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Bernadina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernadina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1919–1973 (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 Bernadina 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.