How Many People Are Named Bernal?
An estimated 44 people in the United States have the first name Bernal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Bernal peaked in popularity in 1918 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bernal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Bernal is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Bernal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
44
About 1 in 7,789,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1918
18 births
Total Registered
190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernal
Bernal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 190 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bernal as a male name
Ranked #4,464 in 1969
5 male births in 1969
Peak: 1918 (18 births)
Bernal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernal span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 52 babies were registered. Bernal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bernal by Decade
How has Bernal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bernal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernal
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernal?
We estimate approximately 44 people named Bernal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,789,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernal a common name?
Bernal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernal most popular?
Bernal reached peak popularity in 1918, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernal is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernal a male name?
Bernal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernal Smith, Bernal Johnson, Bernal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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