Berry vs Bernard

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

Name A

Berry

Boy name · Rank #7765

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Berry Bernard
Current Rank #7765 #1318
Total Births (all years) 5,737 200,087
Peak Year 1963 1924
Peak Year Births 108 4,505
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Berry Bernard
1880s 234 1,616
1890s 183 2,315
1900s 215 3,296
1910s 469 25,628
1920s 612 42,408
1930s 529 30,545
1940s 615 26,446
1950s 795 25,887
1960s 807 17,475
1970s 525 9,100
1980s 353 6,507
1990s 188 4,159
2000s 94 2,252
2010s 65 1,608
2020s 53 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Berry Bernard
2014 - 158
2015 11 151
2016 10 163
2017 - 160
2018 9 168
2019 6 150
2020 11 148
2021 8 143
2022 11 148
2023 8 122
2024 10 147
2025 5 137

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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