NameTides

Bernard

Bernard was the #1,362 boys' name in the US in 2025 (137 babies), and #782 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Bernard as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Bernard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Bernard as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,362 (137)#782 (42)#647 (4)—#509 (6)#1,443 (16)—
2024#1,318 (147)#613 (62)—#339 (4)#582 (5)#997 (25)—
2023#1,473 (122)#827 (39)#728 (3)—#396 (9)#1,234 (17)—
2022#1,289 (148)#758 (43)—#414 (3)#572 (5)#1,653 (11)—
2021#1,307 (143)#790 (41)——#552 (5)#892 (27)—
2020#1,250 (148)#878 (33)——#342 (12)#967 (23)—
2019#1,251 (150)#825 (37)——#268 (17)#1,256 (16)—
2018#1,141 (168)#1,097 (25)—#416 (3)#291 (15)#1,572 (11)—
2017#1,170 (160)#968 (31)—#415 (3)#317 (13)#1,246 (16)—
2016#1,169 (163)#946 (31)#592 (4)#421 (3)#313 (14)#1,831 (9)—
2015#1,216 (151)#977 (30)—#415 (3)#355 (11)#1,007 (21)—
2014#1,179 (158)#1,012 (28)—#315 (5)#325 (13)#954 (23)—
2013#1,100 (168)#954 (30)——#296 (15)#1,926 (8)—
2012#1,195 (150)#1,669 (14)—#346 (4)#336 (12)#1,257 (15)—
2011#1,101 (168)#1,251 (20)——#256 (20)#2,125 (7)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1921 at #45.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bernard is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bernard by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Bernard (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90712

Bernard (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BernardCanadaBoys#1,44316
BernardEngland & WalesBoys#78242
BernardIrelandBoys#5096
BernardNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BernardNSWBoys—too few
BernardScotlandBoys#6474
BernardUSGirls—too few
BernardUSBoys#1,362137