Recorded 1913–1934 Girls' name Peak 1916 92 births

Berneita — girls' name

92 babies named Berneita in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s421930s26
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Berneita was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Berneita in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berneita

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Berneita between 1913 and 1934, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berneita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berneita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Berneita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berneita 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 92 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.

Berneita at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

92

Since 1913

22 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1913

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1934

Berneita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1913

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19341932192819251923192119171913 5

Berneita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 46% of Berneita's all-time total
1910s241920s421930s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berneita?
92 babies have been named Berneita since 1913. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Berneita most popular?
Berneita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Berneita been used?
Berneita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 22 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Berneita?
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, 1913–1934 (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.