Is Bernie a boy or girl name?
Bernie is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Bernie, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.3% of the 10,752 US babies named Bernie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,453
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bernie since 1880
- 10,752
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 266 babies
Boys and girls named Bernie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 99 | 25 | 20.2% |
| 1900s | 154 | 67 | 30.3% |
| 1910s | 594 | 195 | 24.7% |
| 1920s | 953 | 264 | 21.7% |
| 1930s | 1,280 | 246 | 16.1% |
| 1940s | 1,410 | 228 | 13.9% |
| 1950s | 1,506 | 304 | 16.8% |
| 1960s | 1,468 | 178 | 10.8% |
| 1970s | 663 | 28 | 4.1% |
| 1980s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 267 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,453 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,338 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,525 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,135 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,269 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,959 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,244 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,231 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,640 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,125 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,874 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,086 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,230 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,632 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,862 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,768 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,556 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,152 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,900 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,199 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,984 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,288 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,911 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,203 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 60 | #1,084 | 8 | #6,548 |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 73 | #943 | 5 | #8,540 |
| 1972 | 84 | #878 | 6 | #7,352 |
| 1971 | 74 | #947 | 9 | #5,584 |
| 1970 | 87 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 90 | #812 | 6 | #6,694 |
| 1968 | 86 | #799 | 10 | #4,517 |
| 1967 | 100 | #735 | 10 | #4,326 |
| 1966 | 98 | #747 | 15 | #3,275 |
| 1965 | 119 | #682 | 12 | #3,757 |
| 1964 | 166 | #607 | 12 | #3,892 |
| 1963 | 159 | #615 | 19 | #2,873 |
| 1962 | 204 | #550 | 29 | #2,214 |
| 1961 | 215 | #541 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1960 | 231 | #524 | 35 | #1,929 |
| 1959 | 183 | #581 | 37 | #1,823 |
| 1958 | 210 | #531 | 34 | #1,876 |
| 1957 | 175 | #582 | 51 | #1,493 |
| 1956 | 154 | #609 | 23 | #2,324 |
| 1955 | 134 | #645 | 25 | #2,159 |
| 1954 | 146 | #612 | 34 | #1,771 |
| 1953 | 130 | #627 | 29 | #1,873 |
| 1952 | 127 | #623 | 20 | #2,333 |
| 1951 | 120 | #646 | 29 | #1,807 |
| 1950 | 127 | #607 | 22 | #2,056 |
| 1949 | 134 | #580 | 21 | #2,143 |
| 1948 | 155 | #532 | 16 | #2,498 |
| 1947 | 176 | #509 | 27 | #1,864 |
| 1946 | 140 | #541 | 34 | #1,509 |
| 1945 | 128 | #527 | 30 | #1,484 |
| 1944 | 138 | #514 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1943 | 142 | #529 | 13 | #2,569 |
| 1942 | 135 | #525 | 22 | #1,811 |
| 1941 | 146 | #485 | 18 | #1,958 |
| 1940 | 116 | #547 | 22 | #1,688 |
| 1939 | 119 | #524 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1938 | 145 | #478 | 26 | #1,479 |
| 1937 | 144 | #469 | 27 | #1,419 |
| 1936 | 127 | #504 | 14 | #2,165 |
| 1935 | 135 | #490 | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1934 | 140 | #484 | 27 | #1,414 |
| 1933 | 128 | #495 | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1932 | 130 | #504 | 35 | #1,217 |
| 1931 | 113 | #550 | 24 | #1,556 |
| 1930 | 99 | #618 | 21 | #1,756 |
| 1929 | 90 | #650 | 19 | #1,894 |
| 1928 | 110 | #588 | 28 | #1,505 |
| 1927 | 89 | #685 | 23 | #1,775 |
| 1926 | 105 | #612 | 33 | #1,391 |
| 1925 | 101 | #630 | 32 | #1,447 |
| 1924 | 89 | #691 | 29 | #1,572 |
| 1923 | 99 | #646 | 29 | #1,527 |
| 1922 | 91 | #679 | 25 | #1,690 |
| 1921 | 89 | #688 | 26 | #1,679 |
| 1920 | 90 | #674 | 20 | #1,960 |
| 1919 | 100 | #603 | 18 | #1,995 |
| 1918 | 74 | #748 | 32 | #1,362 |
| 1917 | 79 | #675 | 17 | #2,006 |
| 1916 | 88 | #621 | 19 | #1,812 |
| 1915 | 75 | #671 | 23 | #1,526 |
| 1914 | 53 | #712 | 24 | #1,266 |
| 1913 | 43 | #696 | 22 | #1,178 |
| 1912 | 33 | #758 | 19 | #1,221 |
| 1911 | 27 | #586 | 11 | #1,463 |
| 1910 | 22 | #625 | 10 | #1,531 |
| 1909 | 14 | #761 | 8 | #1,624 |
| 1908 | 19 | #590 | 16 | #1,009 |
| 1907 | 21 | #512 | 6 | #1,858 |
| 1906 | 12 | #712 | 5 | #1,980 |
| 1905 | 18 | #549 | 9 | #1,312 |
| 1904 | 13 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #788 | 7 | #1,453 |
| 1902 | 17 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #603 | 5 | #1,710 |
| 1900 | 19 | #558 | 11 | #1,172 |
| 1899 | 10 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #795 | 8 | #1,178 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 13 | #574 | 6 | #1,295 |
| 1891 | 8 | #709 | 5 | #1,354 |
| 1890 | 13 | #538 | 6 | #1,227 |
| 1889 | 11 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #926 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bernie reached #469 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #1,009 in 1908. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bernie
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.