Girls' name · since 1925
Bernella
Bernella has 10 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #54,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernella has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1925, 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 1925 to 1931.
- #54,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1925
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernella ranks #54,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.
- #54,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernella's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernella's full recorded timeline at 1931, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births.
Bernella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1931
- Peak year (1925)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Bernella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Bernella's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Bernella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bernella's data
- Bernella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bernella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1925–1931 (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 Bernella 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.