Boys' name · since 1916

Bernon

Bernon has 68 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,991 of 45,481
all-time among boys
68
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Bernon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 68 recorded since 1916.

Bernon has 68 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1980.

  • #19,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 68 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernon ranks #19,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,991 of 45,481
all-time among boys
68
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bernon's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% 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.

Bernon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bernon's full recorded timeline at 1935, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bernon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1916)
9
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
45678910 191619211924192519261930193519391952195819711980 5

Bernon by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 34% of the file).

1920s was Bernon's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Bernon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernon? ▼
Bernon has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,991 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1980. 9 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Bernon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernon ranks #19,991 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 Bernon most popular? ▼
Bernon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Bernon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bernon since 1916 -- 65 years through the most recent 1980 data.
What names are similar to Bernon? ▼
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.

What to do with Bernon's data

  • Bernon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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.

Keep exploring Bernon

Nearby Names Like Bernon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bernon

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Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
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Tome
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Morell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bernon: 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, 1916–1980 (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 Bernon 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.