Bernard

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Austrian	Boy	Brave
German	Boy	bold as a bear

Fun Facts about the name Bernard

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Similar & Rhyming Names

RenweardWilliardSewardRaynardBernhardt

Popularity of Bernard

Popularity Analysis

The name Bernard first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1919 when it reached rank #45. It broke into the top 100 for 65 years. As of 2008, it ranked #941.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2008	941	Male	0.0098%
2007	937	Male	0.0096%
2006	954	Male	0.0089%
2005	830	Male	0.0105%
2004	765	Male	0.0112%
2003	789	Male	0.0105%
2002	758	Male	0.0110%
2001	689	Male	0.0126%
2000	654	Male	0.0132%
1999	649	Male	0.0131%
1998	616	Male	0.0147%
1997	579	Male	0.0160%
1996	565	Male	0.0161%
1995	496	Male	0.0214%
1994	495	Male	0.0203%
1993	434	Male	0.0246%
1992	418	Male	0.0254%
1991	408	Male	0.0263%
1990	430	Male	0.0240%
1989	349	Male	0.0315%
1988	345	Male	0.0304%
1987	340	Male	0.0304%
1986	332	Male	0.0310%
1985	312	Male	0.0339%
1984	317	Male	0.0328%
1983	309	Male	0.0344%
1982	297	Male	0.0359%
1981	288	Male	0.0375%
1980	274	Male	0.0416%
1979	272	Male	0.0423%
1978	268	Male	0.0431%
1977	260	Male	0.0444%
1976	248	Male	0.0488%
1975	243	Male	0.0521%
1974	238	Male	0.0526%
1973	227	Male	0.0586%
1972	212	Male	0.0627%
1971	205	Male	0.0643%
1970	210	Male	0.0625%
1969	199	Male	0.0700%
1968	189	Male	0.0736%
1967	179	Male	0.0810%
1966	177	Male	0.0836%
1965	170	Male	0.0883%
1964	165	Male	0.0925%
1963	165	Male	0.0939%
1962	161	Male	0.0939%
1961	156	Male	0.0997%
1960	152	Male	0.1063%
1959	152	Male	0.1048%
1958	145	Male	0.1112%
1957	137	Male	0.1155%
1956	129	Male	0.1160%
1955	127	Male	0.1227%
1954	123	Male	0.1316%
1953	119	Male	0.1373%
1952	111	Male	0.1395%
1951	108	Male	0.1443%
1950	109	Male	0.1455%
1949	111	Male	0.1490%
1948	107	Male	0.1517%
1947	100	Male	0.1609%
1946	101	Male	0.1580%
1945	98	Male	0.1743%
1944	94	Male	0.1885%
1943	92	Male	0.1885%
1942	90	Male	0.1934%
1941	87	Male	0.1997%
1940	82	Male	0.2081%
1939	76	Male	0.2320%
1938	75	Male	0.2388%
1937	73	Male	0.2444%
1936	68	Male	0.2681%
1935	67	Male	0.2743%
1934	65	Male	0.2965%
1933	63	Male	0.2947%
1932	60	Male	0.3023%
1931	54	Male	0.3291%
1930	52	Male	0.3390%
1929	52	Male	0.3438%
1928	49	Male	0.3560%
1927	50	Male	0.3590%
1926	49	Male	0.3641%
1925	48	Male	0.3694%
1924	46	Male	0.3852%
1923	46	Male	0.3867%
1922	46	Male	0.3919%
1921	45	Male	0.3943%
1920	46	Male	0.3781%
1919	45	Male	0.3861%
1918	47	Male	0.3905%
1917	49	Male	0.3868%
1916	49	Male	0.3764%
1915	48	Male	0.3748%
1914	50	Male	0.3567%
1913	52	Male	0.3572%
1912	60	Male	0.3183%
1911	54	Male	0.3215%
1910	61	Male	0.2681%
1909	68	Male	0.2618%
1908	70	Male	0.2488%
1907	73	Male	0.2383%
1906	74	Male	0.2381%
1905	82	Male	0.2038%
1904	72	Male	0.2354%
1903	79	Male	0.2095%
1902	83	Male	0.1951%
1901	80	Male	0.2093%
1900	86	Male	0.1898%
1899	85	Male	0.1927%
1898	73	Male	0.2150%
1897	78	Male	0.1919%
1896	82	Male	0.1867%
1895	77	Male	0.2045%
1894	78	Male	0.2050%
1893	84	Male	0.1793%
1892	85	Male	0.1803%
1891	85	Male	0.1711%
1890	98	Male	0.1487%
1889	81	Male	0.1806%
1888	87	Male	0.1593%
1887	97	Male	0.1455%
1886	91	Male	0.1512%
1885	91	Male	0.1380%
1884	108	Male	0.1141%
1883	96	Male	0.1253%
1882	103	Male	0.1180%
1881	96	Male	0.1200%
1880	97	Male	0.1182%

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