—2024 rank
1924peak year
194,949babies named Bernard since 1880
▼ 2%5-year trend
Bernard popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Bernard mean?
From Germanic bern, 'bear', and hard, 'brave' or 'hardy'. Common in medieval France and England, borne by saints and scholars such as Bernard of Clairvaux.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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- Bernard Hinault, cyclist
Spellings & variants
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