Bert vs Bernard

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

Name A

Bert

Boy name · Rank #8312

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Name B

Bernard

Boy name · Rank #1318

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Metric Bert Bernard
Current Rank #8312 #1318
Total Births (all years) 33,585 200,087
Peak Year 1918 1924
Peak Year Births 698 4,505
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bert Bernard
1880s 2,808 1,616
1890s 1,667 2,315
1900s 1,253 3,296
1910s 4,327 25,628
1920s 5,765 42,408
1930s 4,258 30,545
1940s 3,807 26,446
1950s 3,748 25,887
1960s 2,920 17,475
1970s 1,636 9,100
1980s 752 6,507
1990s 322 4,159
2000s 149 2,252
2010s 122 1,608
2020s 51 845

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bert Bernard
2014 17 158
2015 12 151
2016 14 163
2017 10 160
2018 11 168
2019 19 150
2020 9 148
2021 7 143
2022 12 148
2023 8 122
2024 9 147
2025 6 137

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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