Recorded 1906–1966 Girls' name Peak 1921 569 births

Berneda — girls' name

569 babies named Berneda in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Berneda was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

26 babies were named Berneda in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berneda

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Berneda between 1906 and 1966, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berneda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berneda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Berneda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Berneda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berneda 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 569 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.

Berneda at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

569

Since 1906

61 years of records

Peak year

1921

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1906

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1966

Berneda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1906

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1921)
26
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Berneda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
191 births that decade — 34% of Berneda's all-time total
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Berneda by state

Where Berneda concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berneda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
39 6.9%
Ohio share of Berneda's total US births 6.9%

39 of 569 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berneda?
569 babies have been named Berneda since 1906. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1921 with 26 births.
When was Berneda most popular?
Berneda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Berneda most popular?
The top states for the name Berneda are Ohio (39 births).
How long has the name Berneda been used?
Berneda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 61 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Berneda?
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, 1906–1966 (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.