Bernardo Boy

How popular is Bernardo?

#1,347 boy name in 2025

140 baby boys were named Bernardo in the US in 2025, making it the 1347th most popular boy name.

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9,459living people named Bernardo (est.)
31median age of people named Bernardo
11,175babies named Bernardo since 1880
1 in 23,681US babies born in 2025

Bernardo popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,347 for boys (▼ 6 from 2024)
Babies in 2025140 boys
10-year trendSteady (+7% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,340 in 2015, #1,489 in 2020
Peak year1995 (240 boys)
Highest rank#671 in 1994
First recorded1888
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Bernardo is most popular

Babies named Bernardo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Massachusetts: 0.6 per 1,000 (88 boys)
  2. Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (89 boys)
  3. New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
  4. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (123 boys)
  5. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (114 boys)

Bernardo by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s6#917
1890s6#977
1900s32#998
1910s204#950
1920s383#1,003
1930s335#1,031
1940s448#848
1950s600#833
1960s774#791
1970s1,072#731
1980s1,367#717
1990s1,977#671
2000s1,827#847
2010s1,334#1,171
2020s810#1,300

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Questions

Is Bernardo a boy or girl name?
Bernardo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bernardo were boys.
How popular is the name Bernardo?
140 baby boys were named Bernardo in the US in 2025, making it the 1347th most popular boy name.
When was Bernardo most popular?
Bernardo peaked in 1995, when 240 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #671 in 1994.
How many people are named Bernardo?
11,175 babies have been named Bernardo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,459 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
Where is Bernardo most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Bernardo was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.