Boys' name · since 1939
Bernel
28 babies named Bernel in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Bernel recorded 28 times among boys since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1967.
- #26,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernel ranks #26,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernel's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bernel splits its recorded history at 1962: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bernel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1967
- Peak year (1939)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bernel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Bernel's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bernel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).
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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, 1939–1967 (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 Bernel 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.