Bernard

Given to 201,070 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1362

recorded as boys

44 since 2024

Babies in 2025

137

boys 137

Peak year

1921

4,485 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

201,070

since 1880

Born a Bernard? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Bernard was most popular in 1921, when 4,485 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 137 babies were named Bernard, ranking #1362 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	137	1362
2024	<5	—	147	1318
2023	<5	—	122	1473
2022	<5	—	148	1289
2021	<5	—	143	1307
2020	<5	—	148	1250
2019	<5	—	150	1251
2018	<5	—	168	1141
2017	<5	—	160	1170
2016	<5	—	163	1169
2015	<5	—	151	1216
2014	<5	—	158	1179
2013	<5	—	168	1100
2012	<5	—	150	1195
2011	<5	—	168	1101
2010	<5	—	172	1108
2009	<5	—	189	1027
2008	<5	—	214	944
2007	<5	—	212	934
2006	<5	—	194	958
2005	<5	—	223	832
2004	<5	—	238	764
2003	<5	—	220	791
2002	<5	—	226	762
2001	<5	—	261	689
2000	<5	—	275	655
1999	<5	—	266	649
1998	<5	—	297	616
1997	<5	—	319	579
1996	<5	—	323	565
1995	<5	—	431	496
1994	<5	—	413	495
1993	8	9559	506	434
1992	<5	—	530	421
1991	<5	—	558	408
1990	<5	—	516	430
1989	<5	—	659	349
1988	5	11798	609	345
1987	6	9825	593	340
1986	7	8523	595	333
1985	7	8318	653	312
1984	8	7398	615	317
1983	9	6705	640	308
1982	6	9237	677	296
1981	8	7409	697	289
1980	<5	—	769	274
1979	5	10210	760	272
1978	10	5958	738	267
1977	7	7567	758	261
1976	8	6611	793	249
1975	10	5516	847	242
1974	6	7680	858	238
1973	8	6080	945	226
1972	12	4523	1,047	213
1971	6	7388	1,168	205
1970	11	4761	1,186	210
1969	11	4418	1,284	199
1968	11	4222	1,306	189
1967	8	4982	1,442	179
1966	19	2839	1,522	177
1965	6	5817	1,675	170
1964	11	4096	1,878	165
1963	18	2960	1,946	165
1962	12	3782	1,970	161
1961	16	3189	2,150	156
1960	11	3920	2,302	152
1959	15	3104	2,274	152
1958	8	4520	2,407	143
1957	17	2823	2,532	137
1956	15	3048	2,485	129
1955	6	5208	2,560	127
1954	8	4278	2,727	123
1953	10	3687	2,746	119
1952	7	4483	2,748	111
1951	7	4385	2,772	107
1950	12	3052	2,636	110
1949	6	4673	2,680	111
1948	<5	—	2,715	107
1947	12	3061	2,994	100
1946	5	4960	2,605	102
1945	16	2149	2,388	98
1944	9	3139	2,619	94
1943	12	2695	2,744	92
1942	12	2666	2,724	90
1941	6	3954	2,509	87
1940	7	3503	2,468	82
1939	11	2592	2,624	76
1938	10	2730	2,715	75
1937	9	2940	2,672	73
1936	9	2857	2,853	68
1935	9	2926	2,933	67
1934	11	2567	3,146	65
1933	19	1773	3,005	63
1932	14	2235	3,252	60
1931	24	1549	3,514	54
1930	24	1607	3,831	52
1929	34	1282	3,807	52
1928	31	1394	4,067	49
1927	34	1384	4,165	50
1926	23	1772	4,172	49
1925	24	1748	4,259	48
1924	19	2062	4,505	46
1923	20	1944	4,376	46
1922	25	1682	4,409	46
1921	15	2378	4,485	45
1920	28	1550	4,163	46
1919	10	3005	3,915	45
1918	19	1963	4,098	47
1917	16	2100	3,711	49
1916	15	2133	3,476	49
1915	20	1672	3,302	48
1914	18	1541	2,436	50
1913	8	2331	1,916	52
1912	<5	—	1,437	60
1911	9	1656	777	54
1910	5	2398	560	62
1909	<5	—	463	68
1908	<5	—	414	70
1907	<5	—	378	73
1906	<5	—	343	74
1905	<5	—	292	82
1904	<5	—	326	72
1903	<5	—	271	79
1902	<5	—	259	83
1901	5	1679	242	80
1900	<5	—	308	86
1899	<5	—	222	85
1898	<5	—	284	73
1897	5	1555	234	78
1896	<5	—	241	82
1895	<5	—	259	77
1894	<5	—	256	78
1893	<5	—	217	84
1892	<5	—	237	85
1891	<5	—	187	85
1890	<5	—	178	98
1889	<5	—	215	81
1888	<5	—	207	87
1887	<5	—	159	97
1886	<5	—	180	91
1885	<5	—	160	91
1884	<5	—	140	108
1883	<5	—	141	96
1882	<5	—	144	103
1881	<5	—	130	96
1880	<5	—	140	97