Berl vs Bernard

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

Name A

Berl

Boy name · Rank #5086

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Berl Bernard
Current Rank #5086 #1318
Total Births (all years) 1,089 200,087
Peak Year 1922 1924
Peak Year Births 26 4,505
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Berl Bernard
1880s - 1,616
1890s - 2,315
1900s - 3,296
1910s 124 25,628
1920s 215 42,408
1930s 149 30,545
1940s 122 26,446
1950s 94 25,887
1960s 41 17,475
1970s 6 9,100
1980s 21 6,507
1990s 21 4,159
2000s 51 2,252
2010s 143 1,608
2020s 102 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Berl Bernard
2014 19 158
2015 21 151
2016 22 163
2017 16 160
2018 18 168
2019 23 150
2020 17 148
2021 20 143
2022 14 148
2023 16 122
2024 19 147
2025 16 137

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, 1912–2025.

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