Recorded 1916–1953 Girls' name Peak 1953 54 births

Berthena — girls' name

54 babies named Berthena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s131930s221950s8
1930s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Berthena was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Berthena in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berthena

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Berthena between 1916 and 1953, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berthena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berthena performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Berthena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berthena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Berthena at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

54

Since 1916

38 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1916

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1953

Berthena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1916

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Berthena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 41% of Berthena's all-time total
1910s111920s131930s221950s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berthena?
54 babies have been named Berthena since 1916. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Berthena most popular?
Berthena was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Berthena been used?
Berthena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 38 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Berthena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.