Bernard
A boy's name of English and German origin, ranked #1,362 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #1,362
- Best ever
- #45 in 1919
- US births since 1880
- 201,070
- Born in 2025
- 137
- Trend
- Stable last 10 years
- Given to
- 100% boys
Meaning
- Brave as a bear
- Strong as a bear
Births 1880–2025
Peak 4,524 in 1924. Stable over the last ten years.
Where in the US
- NY29,942
- PA20,706
- IL12,937
- MI10,024
- OH9,482
Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 94% of this name's national total.
Other English names
- BrookeLives by the stream
- RandallWolf, protector
- JaySupplanter, one who replaces
- DarleneTenderly beloved, little darling
- DeanPresiding official, valley
- MikeLike God
- BlakeDark; dark-haired. Can also mean the reverse…
- HollyShrub
- CoreyRaven, from the hollow
- NoraHonor, light
- JillGirl
- DustinValiant fighter, dark stone