Bernard vs Bert

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

Name A

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Name B

Bert

Boy name · Rank #8312

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Metric Bernard Bert
Current Rank #1318 #8312
Total Births (all years) 200,087 33,585
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 4,505 698
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bernard Bert
1880s 1,616 2,808
1890s 2,315 1,667
1900s 3,296 1,253
1910s 25,628 4,327
1920s 42,408 5,765
1930s 30,545 4,258
1940s 26,446 3,807
1950s 25,887 3,748
1960s 17,475 2,920
1970s 9,100 1,636
1980s 6,507 752
1990s 4,159 322
2000s 2,252 149
2010s 1,608 122
2020s 845 51

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bernard Bert
2014 158 17
2015 151 12
2016 163 14
2017 160 10
2018 168 11
2019 150 19
2020 148 9
2021 143 7
2022 148 12
2023 122 8
2024 147 9
2025 137 6

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, 1880–2025.

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