Total births
68
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.
- 68
- total births
- 1916–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that 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.
- 68 total births
- 1916–1980 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
68 boys have been named Bernon since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1980.
- 68
- total births
- 1916–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Bernon was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
9 babies were named Bernon in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Bernon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1980
- Peak year (1916)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Bernon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (34% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1980. 9 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bernon
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bernon: Baby Name Since 1916 - 68 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bernon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.