Quick answers about Bernhard
How many people are named Bernhard?
An estimated 505 living Americans are named Bernhard.
How rare is Bernhard?
Bernhard 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 Bernhard?
The median age of a living American named Bernhard is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 70 years old.
Is Bernhard still popular?
Not especially. Bernhard has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Bernhard most common?
Bernhard has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Bernhard is most concentrated in New York — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Bernhard is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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