How Many People Are Named Bernita?
An estimated 2,077 people in the United States have the first name Bernita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Bernita peaked in popularity in 1954 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernita 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 Bernita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Bernita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
2,077
About 1 in 165,024 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1954
117 births
Total Registered
4,629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernita
Bernita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,629 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bernita as a female name
Ranked #15,372 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1954 (117 births)
Bernita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernita span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 871 babies were registered. Bernita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bernita by Decade
How has Bernita 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.
Bernita by State
Birth registrations for Bernita span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas. On average, about 58 Bernitas were registered per state.
Bernita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernita
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernita?
We estimate approximately 2,077 people named Bernita 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 165,024 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernita a common name?
Bernita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernita most popular?
Bernita reached peak popularity in 1954, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernita is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernita a female name?
Bernita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernita Smith, Bernita Johnson, Bernita 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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