Bernhard
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #583 in 1887
0 babies were named Bernhard in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryBernhard has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Bernhards, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1887, when it reached #583.
About the name Bernhard
Bernhard is a boy name. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ard”. US birth records list Bernhard for boys from 1880 to 2021, in 105 of those 142 years. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked #583 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2021, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 48 | 21,048 boys |
| 1890s | 46 | 21,570 boys |
| 1900s | 19 | 52,938 boys |
| 1910s | 40 | 25,304 boys |
| 1920s | 29 | 35,026 boys |
| 1930s | 22 | 46,425 boys |
| 1940s | 11 | 90,416 boys |
| 1950s | 8.8 | 113,250 boys |
| 1960s | 9.7 | 102,987 boys |
| 1970s | 4.3 | 232,558 boys |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 480,769 boys |
| 1990s | 2.0 | 502,513 boys |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1,315,789 boys |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1,265,823 boys |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 588,235 boys |
Questions about the name Bernhard
Is Bernhard a boy or girl name?
Bernhard is a boy name.
How popular is the name Bernhard?
Bernhard is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2021. It peaked at #583 in 1887.