Masculine dossier · first seen 1888

Bernardo

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bernardo
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

240

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1888Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

40.4%

2024

143

All-time

11,034

Bernardo has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1995, when 240 boys were named Bernardo.

In 2024, only 143 boys were given the name.

Down 40.4% from its peak.

All told, about 11,034 Americans have been named Bernardo and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1888.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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