Berley vs Bernard

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

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Berley

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Berley Bernard
Current Rank Unranked #1318
Total Births (all years) 131 200,087
Peak Year 1926 1924
Peak Year Births 9 4,505
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Berley Bernard
1880s - 1,616
1890s - 2,315
1900s - 3,296
1910s 29 25,628
1920s 43 42,408
1930s 32 30,545
1940s 8 26,446
1950s 8 25,887
1960s - 17,475
1970s 6 9,100
1980s 5 6,507
1990s - 4,159
2000s - 2,252
2010s - 1,608
2020s - 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Berley Bernard
2014 - 158
2015 - 151
2016 - 163
2017 - 160
2018 - 168
2019 - 150
2020 - 148
2021 - 143
2022 - 148
2023 - 122
2024 - 147
2025 - 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, 1915–1984.

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