Boys' name · since 1916
Bernabe
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,824 babies named Bernabe, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,824
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,824 babies have been named Bernabe since 1916, making it today's #5423 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Bernabe recorded 1,824 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #5423 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #3,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,423 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,824 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernabe ranks #3,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,423 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,824 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,824
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bernabe's 1,824 recorded births place it above 92.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Bernabe compares
1,824 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bernabe's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bernabe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,824 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bernabe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bernabe splits its recorded history at 1971: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bernabe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Bernabe by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (277 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Bernabe's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Bernabe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
149 births
- 1970s
1970s
175 births
- 1980s
1980s
243 births
- 1990s
1990s
277 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 277 births (15% of all-time use).
How Bernabe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bernabe's total volume
Bernabe by state
Where Bernabe concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 506 | 27.7% |
| #2 | California | | 330 | 18.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 22 | 1.2% |
506 of 1,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Bernabe's data
- Bernabe's decade-level peak was the 1990s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bernabes (506 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bernabe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bernabe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.