Recorded 1921–1931 Girls' name Peak 1921 43 births

Bernelle — girls' name

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

1920s311930s12
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Bernelle was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bernelle in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Bernelle between 1921 and 1931, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bernelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bernelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernelle 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 43 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.

Bernelle at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

43

Since 1921

11 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1921

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1931

Bernelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1921

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 1931193019261925192419221921 8

Bernelle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 72% of Bernelle's all-time total
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Bernelle by state

Where Bernelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bernelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 11.6%
Arkansas share of Bernelle's total US births 11.6%

5 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernelle?
43 babies have been named Bernelle since 1921. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Bernelle most popular?
Bernelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Bernelle most popular?
The top states for the name Bernelle are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Bernelle been used?
Bernelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 11 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Bernelle?
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.

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, 1921–1931 (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.