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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bernhard

Bernhard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 591st; the most babies were born in 1916 (55). More babies were named Bernhard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191655 babies
Total since 1880
1,671babies recorded

Bernhard popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,4615
2000#10,5435
1990#7,2716
1980——
1970#2,30616
1960#1,77821
1950#1,74918
1940#1,52320
1930#1,40027
1920#1,03745
1910#1,2078
1900#1,3325
1890——
1880#6858

How popular is Bernhard, counting every spelling?

Bernhard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bernhard?

About 500 people born in the US named Bernhard are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 50 and 72. That makes Bernhard 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.

Bernhard by state

How common Bernhard was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. In 45 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWI0.06Vermont: 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: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesND0.17Minnesota: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesMN0.22Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 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, Bernhard, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Bernhard

How popular is the name Bernhard?

Bernhard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 591st; the most babies were born in 1916 (55). More babies were named Bernhard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Bernhard a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bernhard in the US.

Where was Bernhard most popular?

In 1914–1918, Bernhard was most common in Minnesota (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Wisconsin.