Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Bold As A Bear
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bernard
Pronunciation
b(e)-rna-rd, ber-nard
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #46, 4,505 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1362, 137 births)
- Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #1282, 34 births); most recent 1993 (rank #9557, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | – |
| 2024 | 147 | – |
| 2023 | 122 | – |
| 2022 | 147 | – |
| 2021 | 143 | – |
| 2020 | 147 | – |
| 2019 | 150 | – |
| 2018 | 167 | – |
| 2017 | 160 | – |
| 2016 | 163 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #614, 62 births); most recent 2025 (rank #784, 42 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 31 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #5, 19,827 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #883, 7 births); most recent 1961 (rank #1642, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #34, 211 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #112, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #163, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #106, 35 births); most recent 1994 (rank #494, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence