Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bernie*

#1,130 most common boys' name of all time · #2,679 across all names · 86% male / 14% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,130
Rank overall
#2,679 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
10,760
Since 2016
128
Peak year
1960 #523
Best rank
#471 1937
Girls Boys peak 266/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Bernie is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 9 9 #8,255
2024 — 17 17 #5,455
2023 — 9 9 #8,274
2022 — 13 13 #6,489
2021 — 18 18 #5,118
2020 — 17 17 #5,244
2019 — 6 6 #10,821
2018 — 9 9 #8,170
2017 — 9 9 #8,155
2016 — 21 21 #4,626
2015 — 11 11 #7,072
2014 — 6 6 #10,750
2013 — 11 11 #7,037
2012 — 9 9 #8,180
2011 — 12 12 #6,582
2010 — 19 19 #4,853
2009 — 20 20 #4,754
2008 — 21 21 #4,544
2007 — 11 11 #7,108
2006 — 25 25 #3,891
2005 — 30 30 #3,325
2004 — 26 26 #3,542
2003 — 29 29 #3,194
2002 — 21 21 #3,914
2001 — 20 20 #3,980
2000 — 21 21 #3,771
1999 — 24 24 #3,284
1998 — 26 26 #3,020
1997 — 26 26 #2,906
1996 — 23 23 #3,113
1995 — 21 21 #3,203
1994 — 28 28 #2,623
1993 — 26 26 #2,703
1992 — 33 33 #2,258
1991 — 27 27 #2,549
1990 — 33 33 #2,178
1989 — 36 36 #2,001
1988 — 25 25 #2,378
1987 — 26 26 #2,226
1986 — 33 33 #1,843
1985 — 43 43 #1,526
1984 — 36 36 #1,631
1983 — 31 31 #1,792
1982 — 28 28 #1,943
1981 — 37 37 #1,606
1980 — 45 45 #1,415
1979 — 52 52 #1,273
1978 — 53 53 #1,231
1977 — 70 70 #1,029
1976 — 53 53 #1,182
1975 8 60 68 #1,084
1974 — 57 57 #1,093
1973 5 73 78 #944
1972 6 84 90 #881
1971 9 74 83 #950
1970 — 87 87 #862
1969 6 90 96 #814
1968 10 86 96 #801
1967 10 100 110 #735
1966 15 98 113 #748
1965 12 119 131 #682
1964 12 165 177 #610
1963 19 160 179 #615
1962 29 204 233 #553
1961 30 215 245 #542
1960 35 231 266 #523
1959 37 183 220 #582
1958 34 210 244 #531
1957 51 175 226 #582
1956 23 154 177 #609
1955 25 133 158 #646
1954 34 146 180 #612
1953 29 130 159 #628
1952 20 127 147 #623
1951 29 120 149 #646
1950 22 127 149 #607
1949 21 134 155 #581
1948 16 155 171 #533
1947 27 176 203 #511
1946 34 140 174 #541
1945 30 128 158 #528
1944 25 138 163 #517
1943 13 142 155 #529
1942 22 135 157 #526
1941 18 146 164 #486
1940 22 116 138 #548
1939 20 119 139 #528
1938 26 145 171 #480
1937 27 144 171 #471
1936 14 127 141 #506
1935 33 135 168 #492
1934 27 140 167 #484
1933 19 128 147 #496
1932 35 130 165 #506
1931 24 113 137 #551
1930 21 99 120 #619
1929 19 90 109 #652
1928 28 110 138 #591
1927 23 89 112 #687
1926 33 105 138 #613
1925 32 101 133 #633
1924 29 89 118 #693
1923 29 99 128 #646
1922 25 91 116 #684
1921 26 89 115 #689
1920 20 90 110 #675
1919 18 100 118 #604
1918 32 74 106 #750
1917 17 79 96 #677
1916 19 88 107 #624
1915 23 75 98 #674
1914 24 53 77 #719
1913 22 43 65 #707
1912 19 33 52 #761
1911 11 27 38 #592
1910 10 22 32 #629
1909 8 14 22 #776
1908 16 19 35 #604
1907 6 21 27 #533
1906 5 12 17 #737
1905 9 18 27 #570
1904 — 13 13 #674
1903 7 9 16 #816
1902 — 17 17 #534
1901 5 12 17 #626
1900 11 19 30 #574
1899 — 10 10 #695
1898 — 5 5 #1,176
1897 8 8 16 #817
1896 — 5 5 #1,157
1895 — 14 14 #575
1894 — 13 13 #588
1893 — 10 10 #686
1892 6 13 19 #590
1891 5 8 13 #747
1890 6 13 19 #561
1889 — 11 11 #620
1888 — 13 13 #577
1887 — 6 6 #867
1886 — 8 8 #745
1885 — 5 5 #995
1884 — 6 6 #907
1883 — 7 7 #768
1882 — 11 11 #608
1880 — 5 5 #937