How Many People Are Named Bernardo?
An estimated 9,463 people in the United States have the first name Bernardo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Bernardo peaked in popularity in 1995 with 240 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernardo 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 Bernardo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,463
About 1 in 36,220 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1995
240 births
Total Registered
11,034
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernardo
Bernardo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,034 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bernardo as a male name
Ranked #1,334 in 2024
143 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (240 births)
Bernardo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernardo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,977 babies were registered. While Bernardo is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bernardo by Decade
How has Bernardo 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.
Bernardo by State
Birth registrations for Bernardo span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada. On average, about 416 Bernardos were registered per state.
Bernardo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernardo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernardo
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernardo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernardo?
We estimate approximately 9,463 people named Bernardo 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 36,220 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernardo a common name?
Bernardo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,034 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernardo most popular?
Bernardo reached peak popularity in 1995, when 240 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernardo is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernardo a male name?
Bernardo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernardo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernardo Smith, Bernardo Johnson, Bernardo 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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