Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Brave as a bear
- German
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bernhard
Pronunciation
b(e)-rnha-rd, ber(n)-hard
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1916 (rank #840, 55 births); most recent 2021 (rank #10791, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 1944 (rank #406, 10 births); most recent 1970 (rank #1620, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #222, 10 births); most recent 1962 (rank #303, 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