Bernhard vs Bert

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

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Bernhard

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Bert

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Metric Bernhard Bert
Current Rank Unranked #8312
Total Births (all years) 1,671 33,585
Peak Year 1916 1918
Peak Year Births 55 698
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bernhard Bert
1880s 51 2,808
1890s 53 1,667
1900s 27 1,253
1910s 286 4,327
1920s 314 5,765
1930s 227 4,258
1940s 161 3,807
1950s 179 3,748
1960s 188 2,920
1970s 72 1,636
1980s 38 752
1990s 39 322
2000s 15 149
2010s 15 122
2020s 6 51

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bernhard Bert
2014 - 17
2015 5 12
2016 - 14
2017 5 10
2018 - 11
2019 - 19
2020 - 9
2021 6 7
2022 - 12
2023 - 8
2024 - 9
2025 - 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, 1880–2021.

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