Bernd — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bernd

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Bernd between 1957 and 1979, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bernd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernd performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bernd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernd 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 97 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.