Girls' name · since 1947
Bernistine
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Bernistine, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Bernistine since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Bernistine recorded 10 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1955.
- #54,773 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1947
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernistine ranks #54,773 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1947, peaking in the 1940s.
- #54,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
Bernistine's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernistine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernistine's full recorded timeline at 1955, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births.
Bernistine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1955
- Peak year (1947)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Bernistine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1940s was Bernistine's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Bernistine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bernistine's data
- Bernistine's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (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 Bernistine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1947–1955 (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 Bernistine 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.