Berek vs Bernard

Side-by-side comparison of Berek and Bernard — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Berek

Boy name

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1317

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Metric Berek Bernard
Current Rank Unranked #1317
Total Births (all years) 5 199,948
Peak Year 1984 1924
Peak Year Births 5 4,505
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Berek Bernard
1880ss — 1,616
1890ss — 2,315
1900ss — 3,296
1910ss — 25,628
1920ss — 42,410
1930ss — 30,544
1940ss — 26,446
1950ss — 25,889
1960ss — 17,473
1970ss — 9,100
1980ss 5 6,507
1990ss — 4,160
2000ss — 2,252
2010ss — 1,606
2020ss — 706

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Berek Bernard
2014 — 158
2015 — 151
2016 — 163
2017 — 160
2018 — 167
2019 — 150
2020 — 147
2021 — 143
2022 — 147
2023 — 122
2024 — 147

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–1984.

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