Recorded 1927–1927 Girls' name Peak 1927 6 births

Bernessia — girls' name

6 babies named Bernessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s6
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Bernessia was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bernessia in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Bernessia between 1927 and 1927, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernessia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bernessia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernessia 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 6 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.

Bernessia at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

6

Since 1927

1 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1927

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1927

Bernessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1927

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1927 6

Bernessia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 100% of Bernessia's all-time total
1920s6

Bernessia by state

Where Bernessia concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bernessia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 100.0%
Florida share of Bernessia's total US births 100.0%

6 of 6 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernessia?
6 babies have been named Bernessia since 1927. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Bernessia most popular?
Bernessia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Bernessia most popular?
The top states for the name Bernessia are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Bernessia been used?
Bernessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 1 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Bernessia?
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, 1927–1927 (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.