Girls' name · since 1937
Bernitta
Bernitta has 20 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Bernitta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Bernitta recorded 20 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1966.
- #45,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernitta ranks #45,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #45,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Bernitta's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernitta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bernitta's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded.
Bernitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1966
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Bernitta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Bernitta's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Bernitta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bernitta's data
- Bernitta's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (10) -- 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 Bernitta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1937–1966 (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 Bernitta 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.