Is Berna a boy or girl name?

Berna is a girl’s name. Of the 1,466 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Berna

Recorded 1895–1991 · United States

Berna was most popular in 1929, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,927 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,466 people named Berna.

Berna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Berna’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,466 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org