Boys' name · since 1957
Bernd
Bernd has 97 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
97 boys have been named Bernd since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernd has been recorded 97 times among boys since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1979.
- #17,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 97 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernd ranks #17,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernd's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bernd's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bernd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1979
- Peak year (1960)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Bernd by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (75 births, 77% of the file).
1960s was Bernd's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Bernd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 75 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bernd's data
- Bernd's decade-level peak was the 1960s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1970s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1957–1979 (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 Bernd 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.