How Many People Are Named Bernisha?
An estimated 85 people in the United States have the first name Bernisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Bernisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernisha 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 Bernisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bernisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
85
About 1 in 4,032,404 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1989
13 births
Total Registered
88
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernisha
Bernisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 88 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bernisha as a female name
Ranked #15,371 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1989 (13 births)
Bernisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernisha span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 53 babies were registered. Bernisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bernisha by Decade
How has Bernisha 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.
Bernisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernisha
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernisha?
We estimate approximately 85 people named Bernisha 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 4,032,404 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernisha a common name?
Bernisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 88 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernisha most popular?
Bernisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernisha a female name?
Bernisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernisha Smith, Bernisha Johnson, Bernisha 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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