Unisex name · since 1912
Bernis
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 428 babies named Bernis, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 428
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
428 boys have been named Bernis since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bernis has 428 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1912 to 1973.
- #8,655 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 428 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernis ranks #8,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 428 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,655 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 428
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernis's 428 recorded births place it above 80.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Bernis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernis's full recorded timeline at 1936, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bernis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1973
- Peak year (1927)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Bernis popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 1917 (Bernis as girls' name)
Bernis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (118 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Bernis's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bernis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
80 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 118 births (28% of all-time use).
Bernis by state
Where Bernis concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 428 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bernis's data
- Bernis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (118 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.
- North Carolina records the most Berniss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1912–1973 (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 Bernis 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.