Girls' name · since 1917
Bernida
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.
- #43,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Bernida recorded 23 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1971.
- #43,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernida ranks #43,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #43,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bernida's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernida's full recorded timeline at 1951, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bernida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1971
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Bernida by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Bernida's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Bernida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Bernida's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1917–1971 (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 Bernida 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.