Recorded 1970–1991 Boys' name Peak 1981 17 births

Bernadino — boys' name

17 babies named Bernadino in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s6
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bernadino was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bernadino in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernadino

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Bernadino between 1970 and 1991, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bernadino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernadino performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bernadino shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernadino in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bernadino at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

17

Since 1970

22 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1970

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1991

Bernadino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1970

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 199119811970 5

Bernadino by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 35% of Bernadino's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernadino?
17 babies have been named Bernadino since 1970. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Bernadino most popular?
Bernadino was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Bernadino been used?
Bernadino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 22 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Bernadino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.