Berel vs Bernard

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

Name A

Berel

Boy name · Rank #7337

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Berel Bernard
Current Rank #7337 #1318
Total Births (all years) 195 200,087
Peak Year 2016 1924
Peak Year Births 13 4,505
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Berel Bernard
1880s - 1,616
1890s - 2,315
1900s - 3,296
1910s - 25,628
1920s - 42,408
1930s - 30,545
1940s - 26,446
1950s 10 25,887
1960s 6 17,475
1970s 5 9,100
1980s - 6,507
1990s 5 4,159
2000s 26 2,252
2010s 83 1,608
2020s 60 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Berel Bernard
2014 9 158
2015 6 151
2016 13 163
2017 8 160
2018 6 168
2019 13 150
2020 10 148
2021 10 143
2022 10 148
2023 6 122
2024 11 147
2025 13 137

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, 1952–2025.

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