Girls' name · since 1918
Berthenia
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Berthenia, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Berthenia since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Berthenia recorded 52 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1949.
- #34,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berthenia ranks #34,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berthenia's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Berthenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berthenia splits its recorded history at 1928: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berthenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1949
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Berthenia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Berthenia's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Berthenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Berthenia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1940s (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berthenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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, 1918–1949 (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 Berthenia 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.