The first name Bernd
A boy’s name from German.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
German origin
Borrowed from German Bernd.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bernd at birth, 1880–2025
In 1979, 6 boys born in the United States were named Bernd, the 5,427th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 11 were.
97
babies named Bernd since 1880
#5,427
rank in 1979
1960
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bernd
68 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bernd LenoGerman association football player (born 1992)
- Bernd SchusterGerman association football manager and former player, born 1959
- Bernd HölzenbeinGerman footballer (1946-2024)
- Bernd SchneiderGerman association football player, born 1973
- Bernd EichingerGerman film producer, director, and screenwriter (1949–2011)
- Bernd FörsterGerman footballer, born 1956
- Bernd BranschEast German footballer (1944–2022)
- Bernd StorckGerman footballer and manager, born 1963
- Bernd KannenbergGerman athletics competitor (1942–2021)
- Bernd Freytag von LoringhovenGerman general (1914–2007)
- Bernd KraussAustrian footballer and manager, born 1957
- Bernd ThijsBelgian footballer, born 1978
More German boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Bernd mean?
- Borrowed from German Bernd.
- What is the origin of the name Bernd?
- Borrowed from German Bernd.
- When was Bernd most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Bernd, its highest rank at 2,546th.