Bernie is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Bernie is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,352 for boy births in the United States (and #17,365 across all names), given to 9 babies. Bernie was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1960 (231 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,352 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,465 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,343 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,530 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,137 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,270 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,964 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,246 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,234 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,641 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,125 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,875 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,088 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,232 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,632 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,863 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,768 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,557 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,152 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,900 |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,323 |
| 2004 | 26 | 31 | — | #3,544 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,200 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,925 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,984 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,781 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,288 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,025 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | — | #2,911 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | — | #3,117 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,203 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | — | #2,624 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | #2,550 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | — | #1,996 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,221 |
| 1986 | 33 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1985 | 43 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1984 | 36 | — | — | #1,633 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | — | #1,789 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | — | #1,934 |
| 1981 | 37 | — | — | #1,605 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | — | #1,412 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1977 | 70 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1976 | 53 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1975 | 68 | — | #6,547 | #1,084 |
| 1974 | 57 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1973 | 78 | — | #8,540 | #943 |
| 1972 | 90 | — | #7,353 | #877 |
| 1971 | 83 | — | #5,584 | #947 |
| 1970 | 87 | — | — | #861 |
| 1969 | 96 | — | #6,692 | #812 |
| 1968 | 96 | — | #4,516 | #799 |
| 1967 | 110 | — | #4,326 | #735 |
| 1966 | 113 | — | #3,275 | #747 |
| 1965 | 131 | — | #3,758 | #681 |
| 1964 | 177 | — | #3,891 | #610 |
| 1963 | 179 | — | #2,873 | #614 |
| 1962 | 233 | — | #2,214 | #551 |
| 1961 | 245 | — | #2,153 | #542 |
| 1960 | 266 | — | #1,929 | #522 |
| 1959 | 220 | — | #1,823 | #582 |
| 1958 | 244 | — | #1,876 | #531 |
| 1957 | 226 | — | #1,493 | #582 |
| 1956 | 177 | — | #2,324 | #609 |
| 1955 | 158 | — | #2,159 | #645 |
| 1954 | 180 | — | #1,771 | #612 |
| 1953 | 159 | — | #1,873 | #627 |
| 1952 | 147 | — | #2,333 | #623 |
| 1951 | 149 | — | #1,807 | #646 |
| 1950 | 149 | — | #2,056 | #607 |
| 1949 | 155 | — | #2,143 | #580 |
| 1948 | 171 | — | #2,498 | #532 |
| 1947 | 203 | — | #1,864 | #509 |
| 1946 | 174 | — | #1,509 | #541 |
| 1945 | 158 | — | #1,484 | #527 |
| 1944 | 163 | — | #1,667 | #514 |
| 1943 | 155 | — | #2,569 | #529 |
| 1942 | 157 | — | #1,811 | #525 |
| 1941 | 164 | — | #1,958 | #486 |
| 1940 | 138 | — | #1,688 | #547 |
| 1939 | 139 | — | #1,744 | #524 |
| 1938 | 171 | — | #1,479 | #478 |
| 1937 | 171 | — | #1,419 | #469 |
| 1936 | 141 | — | #2,165 | #504 |
| 1935 | 168 | — | #1,246 | #490 |
| 1934 | 167 | — | #1,414 | #484 |
| 1933 | 147 | — | #1,787 | #495 |
| 1932 | 165 | — | #1,217 | #504 |
| 1931 | 137 | — | #1,556 | #550 |
| 1930 | 120 | — | #1,756 | #618 |
| 1929 | 109 | — | #1,894 | #650 |
| 1928 | 138 | — | #1,505 | #588 |
| 1927 | 112 | — | #1,774 | #685 |
| 1926 | 138 | — | #1,391 | #612 |
| 1925 | 133 | — | #1,447 | #630 |
| 1924 | 118 | — | #1,572 | #691 |
| 1923 | 128 | — | #1,527 | #646 |
| 1922 | 116 | — | #1,690 | #679 |
| 1921 | 115 | — | #1,679 | #688 |
| 1920 | 110 | — | #1,960 | #674 |
| 1919 | 118 | — | #1,995 | #603 |
| 1918 | 106 | — | #1,362 | #748 |
| 1917 | 96 | — | #2,006 | #675 |
| 1916 | 107 | — | #1,812 | #621 |
| 1915 | 98 | — | #1,526 | #671 |
| 1914 | 77 | — | #1,266 | #712 |
| 1913 | 65 | — | #1,178 | #696 |
| 1912 | 52 | — | #1,221 | #758 |
| 1911 | 38 | — | #1,463 | #586 |
| 1910 | 32 | — | #1,531 | #625 |
| 1909 | 22 | — | #1,624 | #761 |
| 1908 | 35 | — | #1,009 | #590 |
| 1907 | 27 | — | #1,858 | #512 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | #1,980 | #712 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | #1,312 | #549 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #648 |
| 1903 | 16 | — | #1,453 | #788 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | — | #522 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | #1,710 | #603 |
| 1900 | 30 | — | #1,172 | #558 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #665 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #1,178 | #795 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #558 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #568 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #657 |
| 1892 | 19 | — | #1,295 | #574 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | #1,354 | #709 |
| 1890 | 19 | — | #1,227 | #538 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #588 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | — | #555 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #830 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #702 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #950 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #861 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #730 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | — | #579 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #926 |