Bernarda
Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies.Species
Meaning & Origin of Bernarda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies.Species
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The Story of Bernarda
Bernarda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 17 Bernardas were born — ranking #2,170 that year. As of 2026, Bernarda ranks #13,386 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 360 Bernardas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bernarda
Bernarda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Bernarda's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Bernarda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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