Is Bernard a boy or girl name?
Bernard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 147 boys were named Bernard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 200,931 US babies named Bernard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,318
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bernard since 1880
- 200,931
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 4,524 babies
Boys and girls named Bernard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,616 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,315 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 3,296 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1910s | 25,628 | 120 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 42,410 | 253 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 30,544 | 140 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 26,446 | 85 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 25,889 | 105 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 17,473 | 123 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 9,100 | 83 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 6,507 | 56 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 4,160 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,252 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,606 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 706 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 122 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 147 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 147 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 150 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 167 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 163 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 151 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 158 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 167 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 150 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 168 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 172 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 189 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 214 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 212 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 194 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 223 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 238 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 220 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 226 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 261 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 275 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 266 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 297 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 319 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 323 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 431 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 413 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 507 | #434 | 8 | #9,659 |
| 1992 | 530 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 558 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 516 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 659 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 609 | #345 | 5 | #12,005 |
| 1987 | 593 | #340 | 6 | #9,965 |
| 1986 | 595 | #333 | 7 | #8,618 |
| 1985 | 653 | #312 | 7 | #8,427 |
| 1984 | 615 | #317 | 8 | #7,470 |
| 1983 | 640 | #308 | 9 | #6,760 |
| 1982 | 677 | #297 | 6 | #9,338 |
| 1981 | 697 | #289 | 8 | #7,465 |
| 1980 | 769 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 760 | #272 | 5 | #10,357 |
| 1978 | 738 | #267 | 10 | #5,994 |
| 1977 | 758 | #261 | 7 | #7,624 |
| 1976 | 793 | #249 | 8 | #6,678 |
| 1975 | 847 | #242 | 10 | #5,556 |
| 1974 | 858 | #238 | 6 | #7,782 |
| 1973 | 945 | #226 | 8 | #6,139 |
| 1972 | 1,047 | #213 | 12 | #4,545 |
| 1971 | 1,168 | #205 | 6 | #7,461 |
| 1970 | 1,186 | #210 | 11 | #4,779 |
| 1969 | 1,284 | #199 | 11 | #4,452 |
| 1968 | 1,307 | #189 | 11 | #4,237 |
| 1967 | 1,441 | #179 | 8 | #5,019 |
| 1966 | 1,521 | #177 | 19 | #2,851 |
| 1965 | 1,675 | #170 | 6 | #5,863 |
| 1964 | 1,878 | #165 | 11 | #4,115 |
| 1963 | 1,944 | #165 | 18 | #2,964 |
| 1962 | 1,971 | #161 | 12 | #3,798 |
| 1961 | 2,150 | #156 | 16 | #3,201 |
| 1960 | 2,302 | #152 | 11 | #3,936 |
| 1959 | 2,275 | #152 | 15 | #3,112 |
| 1958 | 2,406 | #143 | 8 | #4,547 |
| 1957 | 2,533 | #137 | 17 | #2,826 |
| 1956 | 2,483 | #130 | 15 | #3,058 |
| 1955 | 2,560 | #127 | 6 | #5,265 |
| 1954 | 2,729 | #123 | 8 | #4,304 |
| 1953 | 2,746 | #119 | 10 | #3,712 |
| 1952 | 2,750 | #111 | 7 | #4,521 |
| 1951 | 2,770 | #107 | 7 | #4,415 |
| 1950 | 2,637 | #110 | 12 | #3,068 |
| 1949 | 2,679 | #111 | 6 | #4,717 |
| 1948 | 2,715 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 2,994 | #100 | 12 | #3,074 |
| 1946 | 2,605 | #102 | 5 | #5,014 |
| 1945 | 2,389 | #98 | 16 | #2,157 |
| 1944 | 2,619 | #94 | 9 | #3,157 |
| 1943 | 2,744 | #92 | 12 | #2,716 |
| 1942 | 2,724 | #90 | 12 | #2,679 |
| 1941 | 2,509 | #87 | 6 | #4,000 |
| 1940 | 2,468 | #82 | 7 | #3,534 |
| 1939 | 2,624 | #76 | 11 | #2,608 |
| 1938 | 2,715 | #75 | 10 | #2,751 |
| 1937 | 2,671 | #73 | 9 | #2,965 |
| 1936 | 2,854 | #68 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1935 | 2,933 | #67 | 9 | #2,947 |
| 1934 | 3,146 | #65 | 11 | #2,581 |
| 1933 | 3,005 | #63 | 19 | #1,786 |
| 1932 | 3,252 | #60 | 14 | #2,247 |
| 1931 | 3,514 | #54 | 24 | #1,555 |
| 1930 | 3,830 | #52 | 24 | #1,618 |
| 1929 | 3,809 | #52 | 34 | #1,285 |
| 1928 | 4,067 | #49 | 31 | #1,398 |
| 1927 | 4,165 | #50 | 34 | #1,388 |
| 1926 | 4,172 | #49 | 23 | #1,777 |
| 1925 | 4,259 | #48 | 24 | #1,753 |
| 1924 | 4,505 | #46 | 19 | #2,066 |
| 1923 | 4,376 | #46 | 20 | #1,950 |
| 1922 | 4,409 | #46 | 25 | #1,689 |
| 1921 | 4,485 | #45 | 15 | #2,387 |
| 1920 | 4,163 | #46 | 28 | #1,554 |
| 1919 | 3,915 | #45 | 10 | #3,030 |
| 1918 | 4,098 | #47 | 19 | #1,971 |
| 1917 | 3,711 | #49 | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1916 | 3,476 | #49 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1915 | 3,302 | #48 | 20 | #1,685 |
| 1914 | 2,436 | #50 | 18 | #1,547 |
| 1913 | 1,916 | #52 | 8 | #2,360 |
| 1912 | 1,437 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 777 | #54 | 9 | #1,673 |
| 1910 | 560 | #62 | 5 | #2,450 |
| 1909 | 463 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 414 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 378 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 343 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 292 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 326 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 271 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 259 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 242 | #80 | 5 | #1,708 |
| 1900 | 308 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 222 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 284 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 234 | #78 | 5 | #1,574 |
| 1896 | 241 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 259 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 256 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 217 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 237 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 187 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 178 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 215 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 207 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 159 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 180 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 160 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 140 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 141 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 144 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 130 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 140 | #97 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bernard reached #45 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #1,285 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bernard
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.