Boys' name · since 1914

Bernal

190 babies named Bernal in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,261 of 45,481
all-time among boys
190
born since 1914
1930s
peak decade

190 boys have been named Bernal since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Bernal has 190 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1969.

  • #13,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 190 born since 1914
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernal ranks #13,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.

#13,261 of 45,481
all-time among boys
190
born since 1914
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bernal's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bernal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bernal's full recorded timeline at 1934, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bernal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1918)
18
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
05101520 19141920192519311937194219531969 5

Bernal by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (52 births, 27% of the file).

1930s was Bernal's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Bernal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 52 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernal? ▼
Bernal has been given to 190 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,261 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 18 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Bernal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernal ranks #13,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bernal most popular? ▼
Bernal was most popular in the 1930s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Bernal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bernal since 1914 -- 56 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Bernal? ▼
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.

What to do with Bernal's data

  • Bernal's decade-level peak was the 1930s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bernal

Nearby Names Like Bernal

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bernal

Bernard Boy
#1362 200,087 births
Bert Boy
#10695 33,585 births
Bernardo Boy
#1347 11,175 births
Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
Bertram Boy
#8244 7,955 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Hargis
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Other
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Rea
190 births · Peak 1918
Velmer
190 births · Peak 1919
Wendelin
190 births · Peak 1919
Corydon
190 births · Peak 1978
Viviano #12168
190 births · Peak 1925
Danile
190 births · Peak 1982

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bernal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1969 (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 Bernal 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.