Bernardo
The Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Bernard, an Old Germanic name joining bern, bear, with hard, brave or hardy.
Bernardo in 2025
Bernardo was given to 140 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,822nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 23,681 babies born.
The history of Bernardo
Bernardo reached its highest point in 1995, when 240 babies were given the name, ranking 1,482nd that year.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 11,175 babies have been named Bernardo. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Bernardo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Bernardo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 1,943 |
| 1890s | 6 | 2,273 |
| 1900s | 32 | 2,354 |
| 1910s | 204 | 1,926 |
| 1920s | 383 | 1,999 |
| 1930s | 335 | 2,019 |
| 1940s | 448 | 1,907 |
| 1950s | 600 | 1,942 |
| 1960s | 774 | 1,873 |
| 1970s | 1,072 | 1,669 |
| 1980s | 1,367 | 1,659 |
| 1990s | 1,977 | 1,482 |
| 2000s | 1,827 | 1,914 |
| 2010s | 1,334 | 2,516 |
| 2020s | 810 | 2,757 |
Where Bernardo is heading
Bernardo has risen 7% over the past decade, from 131 babies in 2015 to 140 in 2025.
Names like Bernardo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Bernardo.