How Many People Are Named Bernell?
people named Bernell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 345,586 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,308 babies named Bernell in Social Security records from 1912 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
56 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bernell, 25.3% were girls and 74.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Bernell fell from 36.8% in the 1910s to 0% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bernell alive today is about 63 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bernell first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1923, to 56 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Bernell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,140, in 1923. Among girls, its best rank was #1,510, in 1931.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,140 (1923) | #1,510 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,510 in the 1920s | #1,930 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bernell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bernell were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 112 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bernell was given about 35.6 times as often in Louisiana.
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