NameTides

Bernardo

Bernardo was the #1,347 boys' name in the US in 2025 (140 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Bernardo as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bernardo as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Bernardo as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,347 (140)#1,466 (18)#329 (12)#2,789 (6)
2024#1,341 (143)#1,460 (18)#472 (7)#2,238 (8)
2023#1,309 (146)#1,800 (13)#516 (6)#2,614 (6)
2022#1,300 (146)#1,534 (16)—#2,493 (6)
2021#1,479 (121)#1,250 (21)#755 (3)#1,560 (12)
2020#1,489 (114)#1,085 (25)——
2019#1,171 (165)#1,152 (23)#646 (4)#1,998 (8)
2018#1,299 (140)#1,683 (14)#749 (3)#2,176 (7)
2017#1,402 (125)#1,247 (21)—#2,198 (7)
2016#1,313 (137)#1,903 (12)—#1,683 (10)
2015#1,340 (131)#2,707 (7)—#2,139 (7)
2014#1,492 (108)#1,935 (11)—#2,133 (7)
2013#1,305 (132)#2,660 (7)—#2,606 (5)
2012#1,407 (118)#3,987 (4)——
2011#1,250 (138)#2,613 (7)—#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #683.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bernardo is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,600 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bernardo 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: #1,023ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: #335MAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #807CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,094TXFlorida: #754FL
Bernardo (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BernardoCanadaBoys#2,7896
BernardoEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
BernardoIrelandBoys#32912
BernardoNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BernardoUSBoys#1,347140