How Many People Are Named Berneta?
An estimated 101 people in the United States have the first name Berneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Berneta peaked in popularity in 1916 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berneta 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 Berneta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Berneta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
101
About 1 in 3,393,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1916
20 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berneta
Berneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Berneta as a female name
Ranked #8,096 in 1970
5 female births in 1970
Peak: 1916 (20 births)
Berneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berneta span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 138 babies were registered. Berneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berneta by Decade
How has Berneta 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.
Berneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berneta
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Berneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berneta?
We estimate approximately 101 people named Berneta 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 3,393,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Berneta a common name?
Berneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berneta most popular?
Berneta reached peak popularity in 1916, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berneta is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berneta a female name?
Berneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berneta Smith, Berneta Johnson, Berneta 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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