Bernie vs Bernard

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

Name A

Bernie

Boy name · Rank #5454

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Bernie Bernard
Current Rank #5454 #1318
Total Births (all years) 9,225 200,087
Peak Year 1960 1924
Peak Year Births 231 4,505
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bernie Bernard
1880s 72 1,616
1890s 99 2,315
1900s 154 3,296
1910s 594 25,628
1920s 953 42,408
1930s 1,280 30,545
1940s 1,410 26,446
1950s 1,505 25,887
1960s 1,468 17,475
1970s 663 9,100
1980s 340 6,507
1990s 267 4,159
2000s 224 2,252
2010s 113 1,608
2020s 83 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bernie Bernard
2014 6 158
2015 11 151
2016 21 163
2017 9 160
2018 9 168
2019 6 150
2020 17 148
2021 18 143
2022 13 148
2023 9 122
2024 17 147
2025 9 137

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, 1880–2025.

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