Bernhard vs Bernard

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

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Bernhard

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Bernard

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Metric Bernhard Bernard
Current Rank Unranked #1318
Total Births (all years) 1,671 200,087
Peak Year 1916 1924
Peak Year Births 55 4,505
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bernhard Bernard
1880s 51 1,616
1890s 53 2,315
1900s 27 3,296
1910s 286 25,628
1920s 314 42,408
1930s 227 30,545
1940s 161 26,446
1950s 179 25,887
1960s 188 17,475
1970s 72 9,100
1980s 38 6,507
1990s 39 4,159
2000s 15 2,252
2010s 15 1,608
2020s 6 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bernhard Bernard
2014 - 158
2015 5 151
2016 - 163
2017 5 160
2018 - 168
2019 - 150
2020 - 148
2021 6 143
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, 1880–2021.

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