How Many People Are Named Berna?
An estimated 496 people in the United States have the first name Berna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Berna peaked in popularity in 1929 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Berna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Berna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
496
About 1 in 691,037 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1929
48 births
Total Registered
1,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berna
Berna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Berna as a female name
Ranked #13,390 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1929 (48 births)
Berna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berna span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 308 babies were registered. Berna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berna by Decade
How has Berna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Berna by State
Birth registrations for Berna span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana. The lowest are in New York, Kansas, California. On average, about 10 Bernas were registered per state.
Berna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berna
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Berna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berna?
We estimate approximately 496 people named Berna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 691,037 Americans share this first name.
Is Berna a common name?
Berna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berna most popular?
Berna reached peak popularity in 1929, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berna is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berna a female name?
Berna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berna Smith, Berna Johnson, Berna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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