Bernell vs Bernard

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

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Bernell

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Bernell Bernard
Current Rank Unranked #1318
Total Births (all years) 1,558 200,087
Peak Year 1923 1924
Peak Year Births 39 4,505
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bernell Bernard
1880s - 1,616
1890s - 2,315
1900s - 3,296
1910s 117 25,628
1920s 251 42,408
1930s 235 30,545
1940s 219 26,446
1950s 245 25,887
1960s 166 17,475
1970s 127 9,100
1980s 114 6,507
1990s 62 4,159
2000s 6 2,252
2010s 16 1,608
2020s - 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bernell Bernard
2014 - 158
2015 - 151
2016 5 163
2017 - 160
2018 - 168
2019 6 150
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, 1912–2019.

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