Girls' name · since 1913
Berneita
Berneita has 92 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berneita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berneita has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1934.
- #27,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berneita ranks #27,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berneita's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Berneita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berneita's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berneita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1934
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Berneita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Berneita's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Berneita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Berneita's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 1930s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Berneita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1913–1934 (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 Berneita 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.