Bernard Name Popularity

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How popular is Bernard?

The uncommon name Bernard was the 1,151st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Bernard, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #45 for the first time in 1919 and as recently as 1921.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1924 with 4,506 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bernard was 130 in 1881.

Bernard, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1905-1918, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1991-1996.

Where is the name Bernard popularity headed?

Bernard's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Bernard's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Bernard for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Bernard is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Bernard has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bernard (Girl)		Bernard (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	165	1,151
2017		< 5	--	160	1,167
2016		< 5	--	163	1,167
2015		< 5	--	150	1,221
2014		< 5	--	158	1,175
2013		< 5	--	167	1,103
2012		< 5	--	148	1,206
2011		< 5	--	168	1,101
2010		< 5	--	171	1,111
2009		< 5	--	189	1,024
2008		< 5	--	214	943
2007		< 5	--	212	931
2006		< 5	--	194	957
2005		< 5	--	223	832
2004		< 5	--	238	763
2003		< 5	--	220	791
2002		< 5	--	226	761
2001		< 5	--	262	689
2000		< 5	--	275	656
1999		< 5	--	266	650
1998		< 5	--	297	616
1997		< 5	--	319	579
1996		< 5	--	323	565
1995		< 5	--	431	496
1994		< 5	--	413	495
1993		8	9,659	507	434
1992		< 5	--	530	420
1991		< 5	--	560	408
1990		< 5	--	517	430
1989		< 5	--	659	349
1988		5	12,000	608	345
1987		6	9,962	593	340
1986		7	8,617	595	333
1985		7	8,426	654	312
1984		8	7,465	615	317
1983		9	6,758	641	307
1982		6	9,332	678	296
1981		8	7,459	697	289
1980		< 5	--	771	274
1979		5	10,354	759	272
1978		10	5,997	738	267
1977		7	7,622	758	261
1976		8	6,677	794	249
1975		10	5,554	850	241
1974		6	7,781	858	238
1973		8	6,138	945	226
1972		12	4,544	1,047	213
1971		6	7,458	1,168	205
1970		11	4,778	1,188	210
1969		11	4,449	1,281	199
1968		11	4,234	1,308	189
1967		8	5,014	1,443	179
1966		19	2,849	1,522	177
1965		6	5,859	1,674	170
1964		11	4,116	1,878	165
1963		18	2,963	1,944	165
1962		12	3,797	1,971	161
1961		16	3,195	2,147	156
1960		11	3,936	2,303	152
1959		15	3,110	2,273	152
1958		8	4,553	2,400	145
1957		17	2,828	2,527	137
1956		15	3,057	2,478	130
1955		6	5,265	2,567	127
1954		8	4,303	2,729	123
1953		10	3,707	2,749	119
1952		7	4,517	2,749	111
1951		7	4,415	2,772	107
1950		12	3,068	2,637	110
1949		6	4,716	2,680	111
1948		< 5	--	2,715	107
1947		12	3,074	2,994	100
1946		5	5,013	2,605	102
1945		16	2,158	2,389	98
1944		9	3,156	2,619	94
1943		12	2,715	2,743	92
1942		12	2,680	2,724	90
1941		6	3,999	2,508	87
1940		7	3,533	2,468	82
1939		11	2,608	2,626	76
1938		10	2,751	2,714	75
1937		9	2,965	2,672	73
1936		9	2,881	2,853	68
1935		9	2,947	2,933	67
1934		11	2,580	3,146	65
1933		19	1,786	3,005	63
1932		14	2,248	3,251	60
1931		24	1,555	3,513	54
1930		24	1,619	3,832	52
1929		34	1,286	3,809	52
1928		31	1,398	4,066	49
1927		34	1,388	4,165	50
1926		23	1,777	4,172	49
1925		24	1,753	4,258	48
1924		19	2,067	4,506	46
1923		20	1,950	4,377	46
1922		25	1,689	4,409	46
1921		15	2,387	4,484	45
1920		28	1,554	4,164	46
1919		10	3,030	3,915	45
1918		19	1,971	4,098	47
1917		16	2,110	3,711	49
1916		15	2,147	3,476	49
1915		20	1,686	3,302	48
1914		18	1,547	2,436	50
1913		8	2,360	1,916	52
1912		< 5	--	1,437	60
1911		9	1,673	777	54
1910		5	2,450	560	62
1909		< 5	--	463	68
1908		< 5	--	414	70
1907		< 5	--	378	73
1906		< 5	--	343	74
1905		< 5	--	292	82
1904		< 5	--	326	72
1903		< 5	--	271	79
1902		< 5	--	259	83
1901		5	1,708	242	80
1900		< 5	--	308	86
1899		< 5	--	222	85
1898		< 5	--	284	73
1897		5	1,574	234	78
1896		< 5	--	241	82
1895		< 5	--	259	77
1894		< 5	--	256	78
1893		< 5	--	217	84
1892		< 5	--	237	85
1891		< 5	--	187	85
1890		< 5	--	178	98
1889		< 5	--	215	81
1888		< 5	--	207	87
1887		< 5	--	159	97
1886		< 5	--	180	91
1885		< 5	--	160	91
1884		< 5	--	140	108
1883		< 5	--	141	96
1882		< 5	--	144	103
1881		< 5	--	130	96
1880		< 5	--	140	97

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.