Bernetha
- Last seen for girls in 1971 at #8,324
- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 376since 1912
Bernetha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Bernetha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
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| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 |
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| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 |
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| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 |
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| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 |
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| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 |
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| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 |
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| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 |
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| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five girls were named Bernetha! It came in at #2,979, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Bernetha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Bernetha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Bernetha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1936 at #1,873 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 61,199
- Highest: 1 in 61,199 girls born in 1936 were named Bernetha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 332,765 girls born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 25.5% of all girls named Bernetha (96) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 32 | #2,519 (1918) | #3,258 |
| 1920s | 96 | #2,552 (1927) | #3,341 |
| 1930s | 84 | #1,873 (1936) | #3,050 |
| 1940s | 69 | #2,737 (1940) | #3,582 |
| 1950s | 55 | #3,687 (1953) | #4,466 |
| 1960s | 35 | #4,437 (1960) | #5,387 |
| 1970s | 5 | #8,324 (1971) | #8,324 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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