Bernard

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Bernard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 200,931 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 199,948 as boys and 983 as girls. Bernard gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #394 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 147
2023 122
2022 147
2021 143
2020 147
2019 150
2018 167
2017 160
2016 163
2015 151
2014 158
2013 167
2012 150
2011 168
2010 172
2009 189
2008 214
2007 212
2006 194
2005 223
2004 238
2003 220
2002 226
2001 261
2000 275
1999 266
1998 297
1997 319
1996 323
1995 431
1994 413
1993 515
1992 530
1991 558
1990 516
1989 659
1988 614
1987 599
1986 602
1985 660
1984 623
1983 649
1982 683
1981 705
1980 769
1979 765
1978 748
1977 765
1976 801
1975 857
1974 864
1973 953
1972 1,059
1971 1,174
1970 1,197
1969 1,295
1968 1,318
1967 1,449
1966 1,540
1965 1,681
1964 1,889
1963 1,962
1962 1,983
1961 2,166
1960 2,313
1959 2,290
1958 2,414
1957 2,550
1956 2,498
1955 2,566
1954 2,737
1953 2,756
1952 2,757
1951 2,777
1950 2,649
1949 2,685
1948 2,715
1947 3,006
1946 2,610
1945 2,405
1944 2,628
1943 2,756
1942 2,736
1941 2,515
1940 2,475
1939 2,635
1938 2,725
1937 2,680
1936 2,863
1935 2,942
1934 3,157
1933 3,024
1932 3,266
1931 3,538
1930 3,854
1929 3,843
1928 4,098
1927 4,199
1926 4,195
1925 4,283
1924 4,524
1923 4,396
1922 4,434
1921 4,500
1920 4,191
1919 3,925
1918 4,117
1917 3,727
1916 3,491
1915 3,322
1914 2,454
1913 1,924
1912 1,437
1911 786
1910 565
1909 463
1908 414
1907 378
1906 343
1905 292
1904 326
1903 271
1902 259
1901 247
1900 308
1899 222
1898 284
1897 239
1896 241
1895 259
1894 256
1893 217
1892 237
1891 187
1890 178
1889 215
1888 207
1887 159
1886 180
1885 160
1884 140
1883 141
1882 144
1881 130
1880 140