Girls' name · since 1924
Bernestine
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 367 babies named Bernestine, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 367
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernestine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 367 have been recorded since 1924.
Bernestine has 367 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1965.
- #14,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 367 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernestine ranks #14,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 367 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 367
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernestine's 367 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Bernestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernestine's full recorded timeline at 1947, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bernestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1965
- Peak year (1953)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Bernestine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (132 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Bernestine's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Bernestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
116 births
- 1950s
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 132 births (36% of all-time use).
Bernestine by state
Where Bernestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
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What to do with Bernestine's data
- Bernestine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Bernestines (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1924–1965 (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 Bernestine 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.