Bernal — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bernal

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Bernal between 1914 and 1969, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bernal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernal performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bernal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernal 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 190 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.