Boys' name · since 1992
Berny
Berny has 67 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
67 boys have been named Berny since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Berny recorded 67 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2023.
- #20,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berny ranks #20,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Berny's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Berny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berny's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Berny by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Berny's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Berny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Berny's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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 Berny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1992–2023 (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 Berny 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.