Bernard

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German
Bernard first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 142 babies (rank #76 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bernard

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bernard yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,519
Total babies (all years)
19
Years in the data
142
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195275#84
195399#70
195466#89
195581#73
195675#81
195780#87
195898#75
195980#85
1960124#82
1961142#76
1962142#73
1963112#84
1964104#87
196599#90
1966101#87
196736#107
20141#1,006
20162#569
20172#540