Bern vs Bernard

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

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Bern

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Bern Bernard
Current Rank Unranked #1318
Total Births (all years) 86 200,087
Peak Year 1958 1924
Peak Year Births 8 4,505
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bern Bernard
1880s - 1,616
1890s - 2,315
1900s - 3,296
1910s 5 25,628
1920s 13 42,408
1930s - 30,545
1940s 11 26,446
1950s 41 25,887
1960s 16 17,475
1970s - 9,100
1980s - 6,507
1990s - 4,159
2000s - 2,252
2010s - 1,608
2020s - 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bern 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, 1915–1966.

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