Bernhard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Bernhard is a given name.

From Wikipedia

Bernhard first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 104 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 55 babies (rank #844 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bernhard

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,666

Total babies (all years)

104

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Bernhard

Bernhard Riemannuniversity teacher · b. 1826
Bernhard von Bülowauthor · b. 1849
Bernhard Schlinknovelist · b. 1944
Bernhard Cullmannassociation football player · b. 1949
Bernhard Rustpolitician · b. 1883

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#685
1881	6	#793
1883	5	#906
1884	7	#776
1886	5	#979
1887	10	#591
1889	10	#634
1891	5	#989
1892	7	#871
1893	9	#709
1894	8	#794
1895	5	#1,094
1896	6	#991
1898	6	#1,018
1899	7	#866
1900	5	#1,332
1905	7	#1,011
1906	8	#936
1909	7	#1,166
1910	8	#1,207
1912	16	#1,181
1913	26	#972
1914	22	#1,266
1915	41	#980
1916	55	#844
1917	50	#901
1918	27	#1,378
1919	41	#1,064
1920	45	#1,037
1921	27	#1,454
1922	30	#1,340
1923	31	#1,302
1924	36	#1,206
1925	28	#1,393
1926	24	#1,518
1927	29	#1,375
1928	33	#1,256
1929	31	#1,273
1930	27	#1,400
1931	27	#1,337
1932	21	#1,552
1933	22	#1,459
1934	25	#1,361
1935	19	#1,591
1936	28	#1,246
1937	21	#1,485
1938	18	#1,618
1939	19	#1,535
1940	20	#1,523
1941	13	#2,003
1942	17	#1,737
1943	19	#1,643
1944	16	#1,745
1945	12	#2,016
1946	12	#2,156
1947	21	#1,655
1948	17	#1,825
1949	14	#2,032
1950	18	#1,749
1951	11	#2,382
1952	12	#2,262
1953	22	#1,636
1954	20	#1,712
1955	14	#2,152
1956	22	#1,681
1957	19	#1,839
1958	17	#1,960
1959	24	#1,624
1960	21	#1,779
1961	20	#1,828
1962	24	#1,628
1963	25	#1,591
1964	12	#2,427
1965	22	#1,672
1966	22	#1,654
1967	15	#2,041
1968	12	#2,455
1969	15	#2,223
1970	16	#2,306
1971	6	#4,436
1972	9	#3,374
1973	7	#4,100
1974	5	#5,291
1976	7	#4,481
1977	7	#4,637
1978	6	#5,130
1979	9	#4,104
1982	8	#4,641
1983	6	#5,553
1984	5	#6,423
1985	7	#5,200
1986	6	#6,008
1987	6	#6,172
1990	6	#7,271
1991	11	#4,791
1995	5	#9,006
1997	12	#4,990
1998	5	#9,786
2001	5	#10,749
2004	5	#11,559
2010	5	#12,459
2015	5	#12,308
2017	5	#12,506
2021	6	#10,957