Quick answers about Bernell
How many people are named Bernell?
An estimated 678 living Americans are named Bernell.
How rare is Bernell?
Bernell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Bernell?
The median age of a living American named Bernell is approximately 60 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 71 years old.
Is Bernell still popular?
Not especially. Bernell has been declining since its 1923 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Bernell most common?
Bernell has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 14.8× more often than the national baseline.
1912Peak 19232025
Where it lives now
Bernell is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 14.8× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Bernell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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