Recorded 1915–1954 Boys' name Peak 1931 48 births

Berne — boys' name

48 babies named Berne in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s121940s101950s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Berne was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

7 babies were named Berne in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berne

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Berne between 1915 and 1954, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Berne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berne 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 48 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.

Berne at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

48

Since 1915

40 years of records

Peak year

1931

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1915

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1954

Berne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1915

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195419491941193119301928192619241915 5

Berne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 33% of Berne's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s121940s101950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berne?
48 babies have been named Berne since 1915. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1931 with 7 births.
When was Berne most popular?
Berne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Berne been used?
Berne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 40 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Berne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1954 (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.