Bernie Name Popularity

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How popular is Bernie?

The rare name Bernie was the 8,187th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #469 in 1937.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1960 with 230 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bernie was less than 5, most recently in 1881.

Bernie, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1916, 1929-1932, 1944-1947, and 1955-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1966, 1970-1974, 1977-1982, and 1984-1987.

Where is the name Bernie popularity headed?

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

Bernie's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bernie for their newborn has dropped.

The name Bernie is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Bernie (Girl)		Bernie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	9	8,187
2017		< 5	--	9	8,203
2016		< 5	--	21	4,630
2015		< 5	--	11	7,114
2014		< 5	--	6	10,854
2013		< 5	--	11	7,078
2012		< 5	--	9	8,219
2011		< 5	--	12	6,622
2010		< 5	--	19	4,860
2009		< 5	--	20	4,762
2008		< 5	--	21	4,556
2007		< 5	--	11	7,147
2006		< 5	--	24	4,009
2005		< 5	--	30	3,322
2004		< 5	--	26	3,542
2003		< 5	--	29	3,197
2002		< 5	--	21	3,925
2001		< 5	--	20	3,982
2000		< 5	--	21	3,780
1999		< 5	--	24	3,287
1998		< 5	--	26	3,025
1997		< 5	--	26	2,910
1996		< 5	--	23	3,117
1995		< 5	--	21	3,202
1994		< 5	--	28	2,624
1993		< 5	--	26	2,710
1992		< 5	--	33	2,256
1991		< 5	--	27	2,550
1990		< 5	--	33	2,175
1989		< 5	--	36	1,997
1988		< 5	--	25	2,375
1987		< 5	--	26	2,217
1986		< 5	--	33	1,840
1985		< 5	--	43	1,527
1984		< 5	--	36	1,632
1983		< 5	--	31	1,790
1982		< 5	--	28	1,934
1981		< 5	--	37	1,603
1980		< 5	--	45	1,413
1979		< 5	--	52	1,271
1978		< 5	--	53	1,229
1977		< 5	--	70	1,028
1976		< 5	--	53	1,178
1975		8	6,549	60	1,082
1974		< 5	--	57	1,092
1973		5	8,534	73	943
1972		6	7,349	84	878
1971		9	5,582	74	947
1970		< 5	--	87	861
1969		6	6,691	90	812
1968		10	4,517	86	799
1967		10	4,322	100	735
1966		15	3,276	98	746
1965		12	3,755	119	682
1964		12	3,892	166	607
1963		19	2,873	160	615
1962		29	2,215	203	553
1961		30	2,154	215	541
1960		35	1,928	230	526
1959		37	1,823	183	579
1958		35	1,857	210	531
1957		50	1,506	174	582
1956		23	2,323	154	609
1955		25	2,159	135	644
1954		34	1,773	146	611
1953		29	1,873	130	627
1952		20	2,334	127	623
1951		29	1,807	120	646
1950		22	2,057	127	607
1949		21	2,143	134	580
1948		16	2,498	155	532
1947		27	1,865	176	509
1946		34	1,509	140	541
1945		30	1,483	128	527
1944		25	1,667	138	514
1943		13	2,570	142	529
1942		22	1,810	135	525
1941		18	1,956	146	485
1940		22	1,688	116	547
1939		20	1,744	119	523
1938		26	1,479	145	478
1937		27	1,419	144	469
1936		14	2,166	127	504
1935		33	1,246	135	489
1934		27	1,414	140	484
1933		19	1,787	127	497
1932		35	1,218	131	501
1931		24	1,556	113	550
1930		21	1,756	99	618
1929		19	1,894	90	650
1928		28	1,508	110	588
1927		23	1,776	89	684
1926		33	1,391	105	612
1925		32	1,447	101	630
1924		29	1,572	89	691
1923		29	1,527	99	646
1922		25	1,690	91	679
1921		26	1,679	89	688
1920		20	1,960	90	674
1919		18	1,995	100	603
1918		32	1,362	74	748
1917		17	2,006	79	675
1916		19	1,812	88	621
1915		23	1,526	75	671
1914		24	1,266	53	712
1913		22	1,178	43	696
1912		19	1,221	33	758
1911		11	1,463	27	586
1910		10	1,531	22	625
1909		8	1,624	14	761
1908		16	1,009	19	590
1907		6	1,858	21	512
1906		5	1,980	12	712
1905		9	1,312	18	549
1904		< 5	--	13	648
1903		7	1,453	9	788
1902		< 5	--	17	522
1901		5	1,710	12	603
1900		11	1,172	19	558
1899		< 5	--	10	665
1898		< 5	--	5	1,140
1897		8	1,178	8	795
1896		< 5	--	5	1,120
1895		< 5	--	14	558
1894		< 5	--	13	568
1893		< 5	--	10	657
1892		6	1,295	13	574
1891		5	1,354	8	709
1890		6	1,227	13	538
1889		< 5	--	11	588
1888		< 5	--	13	555
1887		< 5	--	6	830
1886		< 5	--	8	702
1885		< 5	--	5	950
1884		< 5	--	6	861
1883		< 5	--	7	730
1882		< 5	--	11	579
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	926

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.