Boys' name · since 1920

Bernhart

19 babies named Bernhart in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,301 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

Bernhart sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1920.

Bernhart has 19 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1923.

  • #29,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernhart ranks #29,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#29,301 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bernhart's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bernhart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bernhart's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bernhart popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1921)
9
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
45678910 192019211923 5

Bernhart by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Bernhart's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Bernhart births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernhart? ▼
19 babies have been named Bernhart since 1920. All-time, it sits at #29,301 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1921 with 9 births.
Where does Bernhart sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernhart ranks #29,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bernhart most popular? ▼
Bernhart was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Bernhart been used? ▼
Records for Bernhart go back to 1920, giving 4 years of history through 1923.
What names are similar to Bernhart? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bernhart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1920–1923 (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 Bernhart 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.