Total births
190
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.
- 190
- total births
- 1914–1969
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that 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.
- 190 total births
- 1914–1969 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
190 boys have been named Bernal since 1914, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1969.
- 190
- total births
- 1914–1969
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Bernal was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
18 babies were named Bernal in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Bernal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1969
- Peak year (1918)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Bernal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 52 births (27% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1969. 18 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
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Bert Boy
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Bernardo Boy
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Bernie Boy
#5454 9,225 births
Bertram Boy
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Compare Bernal side by side: Bernal vs Bernard Bernal vs Bert Bernal vs Bernardo
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bernal: Baby Name Since 1914 - 190 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bernal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.