Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Brave as a bear
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bernardo
Pronunciation
b(e)-rnar-do, ber-na-rdo
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #683, 240 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1347, 140 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 |
| 2024 | 143 |
| 2023 | 146 |
| 2022 | 146 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2020 | 114 |
| 2019 | 164 |
| 2018 | 140 |
| 2017 | 125 |
| 2016 | 137 |
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 2020 (rank #1085, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1467, 18 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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 1970 (rank #660, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 |
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 2025 (rank #319, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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