How Many People Are Named Bernie?
people named Bernie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 64,965 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,760 babies named Bernie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
266 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, BERNICE, and other names beginning with Bern.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bernie, 11.9% were girls and 88.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Bernie fell from 20.2% in the 1890s to 0% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 1900s, at 30.3%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bernie alive today is about 60 years old, and 62% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bernie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 266 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bernie has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #469, in 1937. In 2025 it ranked #8,348. Among girls, its best rank was #1,009, in 1908.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,348 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #469 (1937) | #1,009 (1908) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #607 in the 1950s | #1,912 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bernie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bernie were born in California than in any other state: about 552 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bernie was given 9.6 times as often in New Mexico, 2.8 times in Colorado and 2.4 times in California.
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