Bernard
- Last seen for girls in 1993 at #9,559
- #1,362 for boys in 2025, 137 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1921 · 4,485 births
- Debut · boys
- 140 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 65 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 200,087since 1880
Bernard over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,362 | 137 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,318 | 147 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,473 | 122 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,289 | 148 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,307 | 143 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,250 | 148 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,251 | 150 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,141 | 168 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,170 | 160 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,169 | 163 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,216 | 151 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,179 | 158 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,100 | 168 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,195 | 150 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,101 | 168 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,108 | 172 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,027 | 189 | |
| 2008 | — | #944 | 214 | |
| 2007 | — | #934 | 212 | |
| 2006 | — | #958 | 194 | |
| 2005 | — | #832 | 223 | |
| 2004 | — | #764 | 238 | |
| 2003 | — | #791 | 220 | |
| 2002 | — | #762 | 226 | |
| 2001 | — | #689 | 261 | |
| 2000 | — | #655 | 275 | |
| 1999 | — | #649 | 266 | |
| 1998 | — | #616 | 297 | |
| 1997 | — | #579 | 319 | |
| 1996 | — | #565 | 323 | |
| 1995 | — | #496 | 431 | |
| 1994 | — | #495 | 413 | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #434 | 506 |
| 1992 | — | #421 | 530 | |
| 1991 | — | #408 | 558 | |
| 1990 | — | #430 | 516 | |
| 1989 | — | #349 | 659 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #345 | 609 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #340 | 593 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #333 | 595 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #312 | 653 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #317 | 615 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #308 | 640 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #296 | 677 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #289 | 697 |
| 1980 | — | #274 | 769 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #272 | 760 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #267 | 738 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #261 | 758 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #249 | 793 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #242 | 847 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #238 | 858 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #226 | 945 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #213 | 1,047 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #205 | 1,168 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #210 | 1,186 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #199 | 1,284 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #189 | 1,306 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #179 | 1,442 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | #177 | 1,522 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #170 | 1,675 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #165 | 1,878 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | #165 | 1,946 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #161 | 1,970 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #156 | 2,150 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #152 | 2,302 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #152 | 2,274 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #143 | 2,407 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #137 | 2,532 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #129 | 2,485 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #127 | 2,560 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #123 | 2,727 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #119 | 2,746 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #111 | 2,748 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #107 | 2,772 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #110 | 2,636 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #111 | 2,680 |
| 1948 | — | #107 | 2,715 | |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #100 | 2,994 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #102 | 2,605 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #98 | 2,388 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #94 | 2,619 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #92 | 2,744 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #90 | 2,724 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #87 | 2,509 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #82 | 2,468 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #76 | 2,624 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #75 | 2,715 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #73 | 2,672 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #68 | 2,853 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #67 | 2,933 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #65 | 3,146 |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | #63 | 3,005 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #60 | 3,252 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #54 | 3,514 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #52 | 3,831 |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 | #52 | 3,807 |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | #49 | 4,067 |
| 1927 | #1,384 | 34 | #50 | 4,165 |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 | #49 | 4,172 |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #48 | 4,259 |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | #46 | 4,505 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | #46 | 4,376 |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 | #46 | 4,409 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #45 | 4,485 |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 | #46 | 4,163 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #45 | 3,915 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #47 | 4,098 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #49 | 3,711 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #49 | 3,476 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #48 | 3,302 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #50 | 2,436 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #52 | 1,916 |
| 1912 | — | #60 | 1,437 | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #54 | 777 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #62 | 560 |
| 1909 | — | #68 | 463 | |
| 1908 | — | #70 | 414 | |
| 1907 | — | #73 | 378 | |
| 1906 | — | #74 | 343 | |
| 1905 | — | #82 | 292 | |
| 1904 | — | #72 | 326 | |
| 1903 | — | #79 | 271 | |
| 1902 | — | #83 | 259 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #80 | 242 |
| 1900 | — | #86 | 308 | |
| 1899 | — | #85 | 222 | |
| 1898 | — | #73 | 284 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #78 | 234 |
| 1896 | — | #82 | 241 | |
| 1895 | — | #77 | 259 | |
| 1894 | — | #78 | 256 | |
| 1893 | — | #84 | 217 | |
| 1892 | — | #85 | 237 | |
| 1891 | — | #85 | 187 | |
| 1890 | — | #98 | 178 | |
| 1889 | — | #81 | 215 | |
| 1888 | — | #87 | 207 | |
| 1887 | — | #97 | 159 | |
| 1886 | — | #91 | 180 | |
| 1885 | — | #91 | 160 | |
| 1884 | — | #108 | 140 | |
| 1883 | — | #96 | 141 | |
| 1882 | — | #103 | 144 | |
| 1881 | — | #96 | 130 | |
| 1880 | — | #97 | 140 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bernard was already there! It came in at #97, and was given to 140 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2025, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.
Where Bernard is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New York#994 · 1 in 7,035
- North Carolina#1,028 · 1 in 7,353
- Virginia#1,089 · 1 in 7,451
- Florida#1,191 · 1 in 9,553
- Georgia#1,216 · 1 in 8,370
Best ever in a state: #12 in District of Columbia, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #994 | 12 | 1 in 7,035 |
| North Carolina | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,353 |
| Virginia | #1,089 | 5 | 1 in 7,451 |
| Florida | #1,191 | 10 | 1 in 9,553 |
| Georgia | #1,216 | 6 | 1 in 8,370 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 5 | 1 in 10,452 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
| Illinois | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 9,910 |
| California | #1,508 | 11 | 1 in 15,952 |
| Texas | #1,908 | 8 | 1 in 21,881 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 112 spots since 2020 (#1,250 → #1,362)
- Biggest jump: 27 spots in 2004
- Biggest drop: 126 spots in 2006
Rise & fade · boys
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #45 (4,485 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 40 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 65 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 65 yrs · run 1885–1945
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
Share of babies · boys
1 in 246
- Highest: 1 in 246 boys born in 1921 were named Bernard (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,468 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.2% of all boys named Bernard (42,408) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,616 | #81 (1889) | #95 |
| 1890s | 2,315 | #73 (1898) | #83 |
| 1900s | 3,296 | #68 (1909) | #77 |
| 1910s | 25,628 | #45 (1919) | #52 |
| 1920s | 42,408 | #45 (1921) | #48 |
| 1930s | 30,545 | #52 (1930) | #65 |
| 1940s | 26,446 | #82 (1940) | #96 |
| 1950s | 25,887 | #107 (1951) | #126 |
| 1960s | 17,475 | #152 (1960) | #171 |
| 1970s | 9,100 | #205 (1971) | #238 |
| 1980s | 6,507 | #274 (1980) | #316 |
| 1990s | 4,159 | #408 (1991) | #509 |
| 2000s | 2,252 | #655 (2000) | #836 |
| 2010s | 1,608 | #1,100 (2013) | #1,163 |
| 2020s | 845 | #1,250 (2020) | #1,333 |
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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