The first name Bernhard
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bernhard at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 6 boys born in the United States were named Bernhard, the 10,966th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 55 were.
1,671
babies named Bernhard since 1880
#10,966
rank in 2021
1916
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 Bernhard
132 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician (1826–1866)
- Bernhard von BülowGerman and Prussian politician (1849–1929)
- Bernhard CullmannGerman footballer, born 1949
- Bernhard RustGerman Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945)
- Bernhard WickiAustrian actor and film director (1919–2000)
- Bernhardus VareniusGerman geographer, 1622–1653
- Bernhard KellermannGerman author (1879-1951)
- Bernhard SchmidtBaltic German astronomer (1879-1935)
- Bernhard KlodtGerman footballer (1926-1996)
- Bernhard Severin IngemannDanish novelist and poet, lyricist (1789–1862)
- Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachGerman nobleman, 1792–1862
- Bernhard I of Saxe-MeiningenDuke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1691 to 1706
Questions
- Is Bernhard a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,671 US babies named Bernhard since 1880 were boys.
- When was Bernhard most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 55 babies were named Bernhard, its highest rank at 844th.
- Is Bernhard also a surname?
- Yes. Bernhard is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.