The baby name Bernita appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1974. It was most popular in 1918 with 102 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bernita has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 16 |
| 1913 | 26 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 44 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 102 |
| 1919 | 50 |
| 1920 | 66 |
| 1921 | 51 |
| 1922 | 36 |
| 1923 | 42 |
| 1924 | 97 |
| 1925 | 70 |
| 1926 | 83 |
| 1927 | 31 |
| 1928 | 79 |
| 1929 | 65 |
| 1930 | 60 |
| 1931 | 61 |
| 1932 | 52 |
| 1933 | 79 |
| 1934 | 75 |
| 1935 | 43 |
| 1936 | 45 |
| 1937 | 14 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1939 | 8 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1941 | 29 |
| 1942 | 26 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1944 | 19 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1947 | 12 |
| 1948 | 18 |
| 1949 | 21 |
| 1950 | 32 |
| 1951 | 53 |
| 1952 | 53 |
| 1953 | 52 |
| 1954 | 61 |
| 1955 | 22 |
| 1956 | 62 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1958 | 26 |
| 1959 | 25 |
| 1960 | 35 |
| 1961 | 62 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1963 | 51 |
| 1964 | 41 |
| 1965 | 40 |
| 1966 | 61 |
| 1967 | 19 |
| 1968 | 28 |
| 1969 | 22 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 10 |