Bernard is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Bernard is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,362 for boy births in the United States (and #2,857 across all names), given to 137 babies. Bernard first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (4,505 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,362 |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,318 |
| 2023 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,473 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,290 |
| 2021 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,308 |
| 2020 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,250 |
| 2019 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,251 |
| 2018 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,171 |
| 2016 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,169 |
| 2015 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,179 |
| 2013 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,100 |
| 2012 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,195 |
| 2011 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,102 |
| 2010 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,108 |
| 2009 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,027 |
| 2008 | 214 | 214 | — | #944 |
| 2007 | 212 | 212 | — | #934 |
| 2006 | 194 | 194 | — | #958 |
| 2005 | 223 | 223 | — | #832 |
| 2004 | 238 | 238 | — | #765 |
| 2003 | 220 | 220 | — | #791 |
| 2002 | 226 | 226 | — | #762 |
| 2001 | 261 | 261 | — | #689 |
| 2000 | 275 | 275 | — | #656 |
| 1999 | 266 | 266 | — | #650 |
| 1998 | 297 | 297 | — | #616 |
| 1997 | 319 | — | — | #579 |
| 1996 | 323 | — | — | #565 |
| 1995 | 431 | — | — | #496 |
| 1994 | 413 | — | — | #495 |
| 1993 | 514 | — | #9,659 | #434 |
| 1992 | 530 | — | — | #421 |
| 1991 | 558 | — | — | #408 |
| 1990 | 516 | — | — | #430 |
| 1989 | 659 | — | — | #349 |
| 1988 | 614 | — | #12,006 | #345 |
| 1987 | 599 | — | #9,965 | #340 |
| 1986 | 602 | — | #8,618 | #333 |
| 1985 | 660 | — | #8,428 | #312 |
| 1984 | 623 | — | #7,470 | #317 |
| 1983 | 649 | — | #6,761 | #308 |
| 1982 | 683 | — | #9,338 | #297 |
| 1981 | 705 | — | #7,465 | #289 |
| 1980 | 769 | — | — | #274 |
| 1979 | 765 | — | #10,359 | #272 |
| 1978 | 748 | — | #5,994 | #267 |
| 1977 | 765 | — | #7,624 | #261 |
| 1976 | 801 | — | #6,677 | #249 |
| 1975 | 857 | — | #5,557 | #242 |
| 1974 | 864 | — | #7,783 | #238 |
| 1973 | 953 | — | #6,138 | #226 |
| 1972 | 1,059 | — | #4,545 | #213 |
| 1971 | 1,174 | — | #7,461 | #205 |
| 1970 | 1,197 | — | #4,779 | #210 |
| 1969 | 1,295 | — | #4,451 | #199 |
| 1968 | 1,317 | — | #4,237 | #189 |
| 1967 | 1,450 | — | #5,019 | #179 |
| 1966 | 1,541 | — | #2,851 | #177 |
| 1965 | 1,681 | — | #5,865 | #170 |
| 1964 | 1,889 | — | #4,115 | #165 |
| 1963 | 1,964 | — | #2,964 | #165 |
| 1962 | 1,982 | — | #3,798 | #161 |
| 1961 | 2,166 | — | #3,201 | #156 |
| 1960 | 2,313 | — | #3,935 | #152 |
| 1959 | 2,289 | — | #3,113 | #152 |
| 1958 | 2,415 | — | #4,547 | #143 |
| 1957 | 2,549 | — | #2,826 | #137 |
| 1956 | 2,500 | — | #3,058 | #129 |
| 1955 | 2,566 | — | #5,265 | #127 |
| 1954 | 2,735 | — | #4,305 | #123 |
| 1953 | 2,756 | — | #3,712 | #119 |
| 1952 | 2,755 | — | #4,521 | #111 |
| 1951 | 2,779 | — | #4,415 | #107 |
| 1950 | 2,648 | — | #3,068 | #110 |
| 1949 | 2,686 | — | #4,717 | #111 |
| 1948 | 2,715 | — | — | #107 |
| 1947 | 3,006 | — | #3,074 | #100 |
| 1946 | 2,610 | — | #5,014 | #102 |
| 1945 | 2,404 | — | #2,157 | #98 |
| 1944 | 2,628 | — | #3,157 | #94 |
| 1943 | 2,756 | — | #2,716 | #92 |
| 1942 | 2,736 | — | #2,679 | #90 |
| 1941 | 2,515 | — | #4,000 | #87 |
| 1940 | 2,475 | — | #3,534 | #82 |
| 1939 | 2,635 | — | #2,609 | #76 |
| 1938 | 2,725 | — | #2,751 | #75 |
| 1937 | 2,681 | — | #2,965 | #73 |
| 1936 | 2,862 | — | #2,882 | #68 |
| 1935 | 2,942 | — | #2,947 | #67 |
| 1934 | 3,157 | — | #2,581 | #65 |
| 1933 | 3,024 | — | #1,786 | #63 |
| 1932 | 3,266 | — | #2,247 | #60 |
| 1931 | 3,538 | — | #1,555 | #54 |
| 1930 | 3,855 | — | #1,618 | #52 |
| 1929 | 3,841 | — | #1,285 | #52 |
| 1928 | 4,098 | — | #1,398 | #49 |
| 1927 | 4,199 | — | #1,388 | #50 |
| 1926 | 4,195 | — | #1,777 | #49 |
| 1925 | 4,283 | — | #1,753 | #48 |
| 1924 | 4,524 | — | #2,066 | #46 |
| 1923 | 4,396 | — | #1,950 | #46 |
| 1922 | 4,434 | — | #1,689 | #46 |
| 1921 | 4,500 | — | #2,387 | #45 |
| 1920 | 4,191 | — | #1,554 | #46 |
| 1919 | 3,925 | — | #3,030 | #45 |
| 1918 | 4,117 | — | #1,971 | #47 |
| 1917 | 3,727 | — | #2,110 | #49 |
| 1916 | 3,491 | — | #2,147 | #49 |
| 1915 | 3,322 | — | #1,685 | #48 |
| 1914 | 2,454 | — | #1,547 | #50 |
| 1913 | 1,924 | — | #2,360 | #52 |
| 1912 | 1,437 | — | — | #60 |
| 1911 | 786 | — | #1,673 | #54 |
| 1910 | 565 | — | #2,450 | #62 |
| 1909 | 463 | — | — | #68 |
| 1908 | 414 | — | — | #70 |
| 1907 | 378 | — | — | #73 |
| 1906 | 343 | — | — | #74 |
| 1905 | 292 | — | — | #82 |
| 1904 | 326 | — | — | #72 |
| 1903 | 271 | — | — | #79 |
| 1902 | 259 | — | — | #83 |
| 1901 | 247 | — | #1,708 | #80 |
| 1900 | 308 | — | — | #86 |
| 1899 | 222 | — | — | #85 |
| 1898 | 284 | — | — | #73 |
| 1897 | 239 | — | #1,574 | #78 |
| 1896 | 241 | — | — | #82 |
| 1895 | 259 | — | — | #77 |
| 1894 | 256 | — | — | #78 |
| 1893 | 217 | — | — | #84 |
| 1892 | 237 | — | — | #85 |
| 1891 | 187 | — | — | #85 |
| 1890 | 178 | — | — | #98 |
| 1889 | 215 | — | — | #81 |
| 1888 | 207 | — | — | #87 |
| 1887 | 159 | — | — | #97 |
| 1886 | 180 | — | — | #91 |
| 1885 | 160 | — | — | #91 |
| 1884 | 140 | — | — | #108 |
| 1883 | 141 | — | — | #96 |
| 1882 | 144 | — | — | #103 |
| 1881 | 130 | — | — | #96 |
| 1880 | 140 | — | — | #97 |