Bernal
- Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 18 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 190since 1914
Bernal over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Bernal has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
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| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
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| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
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| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
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| 1944 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
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| 1938 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
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| 1934 | #2,266 | 11 |
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| 1932 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #3,247 | 7 |
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| 1926 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #3,532 | 7 |
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| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #1,827 | 18 |
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| 1916 | #3,897 | 5 |
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| 1914 | #2,651 | 7 |
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First appearance
1914
The first year at least five boys were named Bernal! It came in at #2,651, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bernal is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Bernal in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1969
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1918 at #1,827 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1919, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 56,304
- Highest: 1 in 56,304 boys born in 1918 were named Bernal (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 357,635 boys born in 1969 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 27.4% of all boys named Bernal (52) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | #1,827 (1918) | #2,942 |
| 1920s | 47 | #2,566 (1926) | #3,661 |
| 1930s | 52 | #2,207 (1931) | #3,102 |
| 1940s | 28 | #2,871 (1940) | #3,319 |
| 1950s | 21 | #3,373 (1952) | #3,764 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,404 (1969) | #4,404 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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