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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bernita

Bernita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 689th; the most babies were born in 1954 (117). More babies were named Bernita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1954117 babies
Total since 1880
4,630babies recorded

Bernita popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,3725
1990#5,58516
1980#3,73121
1970#1,70654
1960#1,22080
1950#1,09970
1940#96455
1930#83173
1920#80781
1910#1,07517
1900#1,3319
1890——
1880——

How popular is Bernita, counting every spelling?

Bernita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bernita?

About 2,300 people born in the US named Bernita are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 58 and 75. That makes Bernita a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Bernita by state

How common Bernita was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesLA0.10Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesGA0.05Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bernita, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bernita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bernita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bernita

How popular is the name Bernita?

Bernita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 689th; the most babies were born in 1954 (117). More babies were named Bernita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Bernita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,630 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Bernita most popular?

In 1952–1956, Bernita was most common in Louisiana (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Illinois.