Bernie
Bernie was the 8352nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 469th; the most babies were born in 1960 (231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,227 places. More babies were named Bernie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,352 boys, down 3,082 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960231 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,760babies recorded
Bernie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #8,352 | — | 9 |
| 2020 | — | #5,270 | — | 17 |
| 2010 | — | #4,863 | — | 19 |
| 2000 | — | #3,781 | — | 21 |
| 1990 | — | #2,175 | — | 33 |
| 1980 | — | #1,412 | — | 45 |
| 1970 | — | #861 | — | 87 |
| 1960 | #1,929 | #522 | 35 | 231 |
| 1950 | #2,056 | #607 | 22 | 127 |
| 1940 | #1,688 | #547 | 22 | 116 |
| 1930 | #1,756 | #618 | 21 | 99 |
| 1920 | #1,960 | #674 | 20 | 90 |
| 1910 | #1,531 | #625 | 10 | 22 |
| 1900 | #1,172 | #558 | 11 | 19 |
| 1890 | #1,227 | #538 | 6 | 13 |
| 1880 | — | #926 | — | 5 |
How popular is Bernie, counting every spelling?
Bernie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 9 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 9 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie | 9 | #8,352 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bernie?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bernie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bernie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bernie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bernie?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Bernie are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 49 and 72. That makes Bernie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bernie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bernie, they share its era and feel.
Bernie is also a nickname for Bernard, Bernice and Bernadette.
Questions about the name Bernie
How popular is the name Bernie?
Bernie was the 8352nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 469th; the most babies were born in 1960 (231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,227 places. More babies were named Bernie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Bernie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bernie in the US.