Girls' name · since 1917

Bernardita

13 babies named Bernardita in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#50,805 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Bernardita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1917.

Bernardita has 13 recorded births among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1924.

  • #50,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernardita ranks #50,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#50,805 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bernardita's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.

Bernardita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bernardita's full recorded timeline at 1924, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bernardita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5.566.577.5 19171924 7

Bernardita by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).

1920s was Bernardita's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Bernardita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Bernardita by state

Where Bernardita concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bernardita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
7 53.8%
New Mexico share of Bernardita's total US births 53.8%

7 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernardita?
13 babies have been named Bernardita since 1917. All-time, it sits at #50,805 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
Where does Bernardita sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernardita ranks #50,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bernardita most popular?
Bernardita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Bernardita most popular?
The top states for the name Bernardita are New Mexico (7 births).
How long has the name Bernardita been used?
Bernardita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 8 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Bernardita?
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.

What to do with Bernardita's data

  • New Mexico records the most Bernarditas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico 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 Bernardita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1924 (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 Bernardita 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.