Girls' name · since 1908
Berneta
473 babies named Berneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berneta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 473 recorded since 1908.
Berneta has 473 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1970.
- #12,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berneta ranks #12,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berneta's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Berneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berneta's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1970
- Peak year (1916)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Berneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (138 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Berneta's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Berneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
106 births
- 1920s
1920s
138 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 138 births (29% of all-time use).
Berneta by state
Where Berneta concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
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- Berneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Bernetas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
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 Berneta: 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 (~62 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, 1908–1970 (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 Berneta 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.