How Many People Are Named Bernardo Bertolucci?

There are approximately 1 people named Bernardo Bertolucci living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bernardo with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bertolucci. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bernardo

Last Name

Bertolucci

Bernardo: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bernardo. The peak year was 1995 with 240 births. The average person named Bernardo today is 34 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Bernardo

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bernardo in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bernardo rose or fell over time.

White

7.20%

Black

1.43%

Hispanic

85.02%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.89%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.11%

Two or More Races

0.34%

Ancestry of the Bertolucci Surname

The surname Bertolucci was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Bertolucci in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

83.28%

Black

1.05%

Hispanic

9.06%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.05%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.39%

Two or More Races

4.18%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bernardo" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Bertolucci" appears at a rate of 0.10 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bernardo are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bernardo

Bernardo Smith Bernardo Johnson Bernardo Williams Bernardo Jones Bernardo Brown Bernardo Garcia

Other people with the surname Bertolucci

Michael Bertolucci Robert Bertolucci James Bertolucci John Bertolucci David Bertolucci William Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bernardo Bertolucci?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Bernardo Bertolucci are alive in the United States today. The first name Bernardo is shared by 9,463 Americans, and the surname Bertolucci is shared by 329.

How rare is the name Bernardo Bertolucci?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Bernardo is rare and the surname Bertolucci is very rare.

Is Bernardo a male or female name?

Bernardo is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1995 and the average bearer today is 34 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bernardo?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bernardo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (85.02%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.20%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (5.89%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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