Bernest — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bernest

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Bernest between 1921 and 1952, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bernest currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernest performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bernest shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernest 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 25 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.