Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Bernhard

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Bernhard

An estimated 583 living Americans are named Bernhard.

Bernhard fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Bernhard is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 74 years old.

Not especially. Bernhard has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,671

Bernhard last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 1,671 American boys received the name.

Bernhard peaked in 1916, when 55 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,671 Americans named Bernhard since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

583

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age64

Core range53–74

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.