The first name Bernita
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bernita at birth, 1880–2025
In 2000, 5 girls born in the United States were named Bernita, the 15,372nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 117 were.
4,630
babies named Bernita since 1880
#15,372
rank in 2000
1954
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Bernita a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,630 US babies named Bernita since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bernita most popular?
- 1954 in the United States, when 117 babies were named Bernita, its highest rank at 888th.