Recorded 1915–1962 Boys' name Peak 1962 52 births

Berney — boys' name

52 babies named Berney in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s51940s61950s251960s10
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Berney was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

10 babies were named Berney in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berney

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Berney between 1915 and 1962, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berney performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Berney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berney 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 52 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.

Berney at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

52

Since 1915

48 years of records

Peak year

1962

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1915

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1962

Berney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1915

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1962)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 19621959195719561955194619381915 6

Berney by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 48% of Berney's all-time total
1910s61930s51940s61950s251960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berney?
52 babies have been named Berney since 1915. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1962 with 10 births.
When was Berney most popular?
Berney was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Berney been used?
Berney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 48 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Berney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1962 (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.