How Many People Are Named Bernt?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Bernt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Bernt peaked in popularity in 1927 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernt 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 Bernt paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bernt is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1927
5 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernt
Bernt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bernt as a male name
Ranked #6,341 in 1983
5 male births in 1983
Peak: 1927 (5 births)
Bernt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernt span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 5 babies were registered. Bernt remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bernt by Decade
How has Bernt 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.
Bernt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernt
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernt?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Bernt 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernt a common name?
Bernt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernt most popular?
Bernt reached peak popularity in 1927, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernt is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernt a male name?
Bernt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernt Smith, Bernt Johnson, Bernt 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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