Girls' name · since 1913
Bernette
787 babies named Bernette in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 787 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernette has been recorded 787 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1979.
- #8,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 787 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernette ranks #8,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernette's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Bernette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bernette's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bernette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1979
- Peak year (1948)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Bernette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (158 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Bernette's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Bernette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
128 births
- 1950s
1950s
158 births
- 1960s
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 158 births (20% of all-time use).
How Bernette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bernette's total volume
Bernette by state
Where Bernette concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.6% |
15 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Bernette's data
- Bernette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 1970s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Bernettes (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bernette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1913–1979 (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 Bernette 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.