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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bernell

Bernell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1140th with 39 babies. More babies were named Bernell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192339 babies
Total since 1880
2,308babies recorded

Bernell popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010————
2000————
1990—#3,796—15
1980—#3,442—12
1970—#1,943—21
1960#4,468#2,049916
1950#3,245#1,4681125
1940#2,312#1,6841317
1930#1,882#1,4321926
1920#1,756#1,4242327
1910————
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Bernell, counting every spelling?

Bernell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bernell?

About 700 people born in the US named Bernell are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 46 and 73. That makes Bernell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Bernell by state

How common Bernell was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bernell, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bernell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bernell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bernell

How popular is the name Bernell?

Bernell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1140th with 39 babies. More babies were named Bernell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Bernell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 750 girls and 1,558 boys.

Where was Bernell most popular?

In 1921–1925, Bernell was most common in Mississippi (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Missouri.