girl's name

Berna

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,547

Berna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1991 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Berna is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in 1929, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1895.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Berna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Berna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1900s 14
1910s 133
1920s 308
1930s 299
1940s 294
1950s 248
1960s 124
1970s 31
1980s 5
1990s (to 1991) 5

How popular is Berna?

In 1991, Berna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Berna is used

England & Wales #4,204 3 in 1998
France #5,995 5 in 2022
United States #13,267 5 in 1991

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Berna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Berna also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Berna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Berna

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Berna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Berna

How popular is the name Berna?

In 1991, Berna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Berna a girl's or a boy's name?

Berna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Berna?

Berna has 2 syllables.

When was Berna most popular?

Berna peaked in 1929, when 48 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.