Girls' name · since 1908
Bernardina
166 babies named Bernardina in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernardina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 166 recorded since 1908.
Bernardina has 166 recorded births among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 2006.
- #21,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernardina ranks #21,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernardina's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bernardina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bernardina's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bernardina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2006
- Peak year (1925)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Bernardina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Bernardina's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Bernardina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (31% of all-time use).
Bernardina by state
Where Bernardina concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 166 births nationwide.
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- Bernardina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bernardinas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernardina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1908–2006 (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 Bernardina 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.