Bernie

Given to 10,760 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#8243

recorded as boys

2,800 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 9

Peak year

1907

21 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,760

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Bernie was most popular in 1907, when 21 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 9 babies were named Bernie, ranking #8243 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	—	9	8243
2024	<5	—	17	5443
2023	<5	—	9	8255
2022	<5	—	13	6479
2021	<5	—	18	5110
2020	<5	—	17	5235
2019	<5	—	6	10803
2018	<5	—	9	8154
2017	<5	—	9	8140
2016	<5	—	21	4624
2015	<5	—	11	7066
2014	<5	—	6	10717
2013	<5	—	11	7026
2012	<5	—	9	8158
2011	<5	—	12	6578
2010	<5	—	19	4848
2009	<5	—	20	4748
2008	<5	—	21	4540
2007	<5	—	11	7094
2006	<5	—	25	3888
2005	<5	—	30	3319
2004	<5	—	26	3534
2003	<5	—	29	3186
2002	<5	—	21	3909
2001	<5	—	20	3974
2000	<5	—	21	3764
1999	<5	—	24	3279
1998	<5	—	26	3017
1997	<5	—	26	2903
1996	<5	—	23	3107
1995	<5	—	21	3191
1994	<5	—	28	2618
1993	<5	—	26	2697
1992	<5	—	33	2253
1991	<5	—	27	2544
1990	<5	—	33	2170
1989	<5	—	36	1993
1988	<5	—	25	2367
1987	<5	—	26	2215
1986	<5	—	33	1837
1985	<5	—	43	1524
1984	<5	—	36	1630
1983	<5	—	31	1787
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	37	1602
1980	<5	—	45	1410
1979	<5	—	52	1270
1978	<5	—	53	1229
1977	<5	—	70	1027
1976	<5	—	53	1179
1975	8	6484	60	1084
1974	<5	—	57	1091
1973	5	8423	73	941
1972	6	7292	84	877
1971	9	5543	74	947
1970	<5	—	87	861
1969	6	6617	90	812
1968	10	4489	86	799
1967	10	4300	100	735
1966	15	3266	98	747
1965	12	3733	119	681
1964	12	3879	165	610
1963	19	2864	160	614
1962	29	2210	204	551
1961	30	2150	215	542
1960	35	1925	231	522
1959	37	1820	183	582
1958	34	1872	210	531
1957	51	1491	175	582
1956	23	2321	154	608
1955	25	2156	133	645
1954	34	1769	146	611
1953	29	1872	130	627
1952	20	2327	127	623
1951	29	1805	120	646
1950	22	2053	127	606
1949	21	2134	134	580
1948	16	2491	155	532
1947	27	1863	176	509
1946	34	1508	140	541
1945	30	1482	128	527
1944	25	1661	138	514
1943	13	2558	142	529
1942	22	1804	135	524
1941	18	1954	146	485
1940	22	1682	116	545
1939	20	1731	119	524
1938	26	1475	145	478
1937	27	1416	144	468
1936	14	2153	127	504
1935	33	1244	135	490
1934	27	1409	140	484
1933	19	1773	128	495
1932	35	1213	130	504
1931	24	1549	113	550
1930	21	1748	99	618
1929	19	1892	90	649
1928	28	1502	110	588
1927	23	1771	89	684
1926	33	1388	105	612
1925	32	1443	101	628
1924	29	1566	89	691
1923	29	1520	99	644
1922	25	1682	91	678
1921	26	1668	89	687
1920	20	1952	90	674
1919	18	1989	100	603
1918	32	1360	74	748
1917	17	1996	79	674
1916	19	1805	88	620
1915	23	1523	75	671
1914	24	1262	53	712
1913	22	1176	43	696
1912	19	1218	33	755
1911	11	1450	27	584
1910	10	1521	22	621
1909	8	1607	14	756
1908	16	1004	19	585
1907	6	1821	21	511
1906	5	1951	12	709
1905	9	1298	18	549
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	7	1440	9	783
1902	<5	—	17	521
1901	5	1679	12	596
1900	11	1171	19	555
1899	<5	—	10	661
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	8	1167	8	787
1896	<5	—	5	1101
1895	<5	—	14	556
1894	<5	—	13	567
1893	<5	—	10	650
1892	6	1278	13	572
1891	5	1332	8	700
1890	6	1210	13	533
1889	<5	—	11	581
1888	<5	—	13	554
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	8	694
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	7	720
1882	<5	—	11	576
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	5	909

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Recorded as girls 14% · boys 86% across all years