Recorded 1917–1971 Girls' name Peak 1917 23 births

Bernida — girls' name

23 babies named Bernida in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61950s121970s5
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Bernida was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bernida in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernida

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Bernida between 1917 and 1971, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernida performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bernida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernida 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 23 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.

Bernida at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

23

Since 1917

55 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1917

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1971

Bernida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1917

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4.555.566.5 1971195119501917 6

Bernida by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 52% of Bernida's all-time total
1910s61950s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernida?
23 babies have been named Bernida since 1917. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Bernida most popular?
Bernida was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Bernida been used?
Bernida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 55 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Bernida?
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.

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, 1917–1971 (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.