Bernell
Last seen for girls in 1969 at #7,471 · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #10,803
Given to boys 67.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1923 · 39 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,558since 1912
Bernell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | #10,803 | 6 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #12,287 | 5 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | #7,874 | 7 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #6,372 | 8 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,779 | 15 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,653 | 12 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,030 | 14 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,430 | 12 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,018 | 14 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,361 | 18 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,939 | 21 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | — | #1,669 | 22 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #1,669 | 23 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,593 | 24 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #1,673 | 23 |
| 1956 | — | #1,608 | 24 | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #1,887 | 17 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #1,195 | 38 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #1,430 | 27 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,378 | 28 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1946 | #2,153 | 19 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #1,316 | 28 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | #1,219 | 29 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #1,293 | 27 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | #1,356 | 26 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #1,647 | 22 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #1,870 | 18 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | #1,448 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Bernell! It came in at #1,619, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1995–1997, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Bernell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1923 at #1,140 (39 births)
- Births halved by 1924, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 28,105 boys born in 1923 were named Bernell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 299,036 boys born in 2019 (0.00%)
- 16.1% of all boys named Bernell (251) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1946, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | #1,531 (1919) | #1,891 |
| 1920s | 251 | #1,140 (1923) | #1,559 |
| 1930s | 235 | #1,219 (1939) | #1,450 |
| 1940s | 219 | #1,252 (1949) | #1,559 |
| 1950s | 245 | #1,195 (1952) | #1,595 |
| 1960s | 166 | #1,669 (1962) | #2,123 |
| 1970s | 127 | #1,939 (1970) | #3,160 |
| 1980s | 114 | #3,030 (1981) | #3,803 |
| 1990s | 62 | #3,779 (1990) | #6,268 |
| 2000s | 6 | #11,037 (2008) | #11,037 |
| 2010s | 16 | #10,803 (2019) | #11,758 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bernell in 1957
Top girls' names in 1957
Top boys' names in 1957
More about 1957
girls
2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 227,206 of them was named Bernell, which outranked 40.1% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,930Yvonda10
- #3,930Zoila10
- #3,930Zonia10
- #4,202Bernell9
- #4,202Adelita9
- #4,202Adora9
- #4,202Adrina9
- #4,536Aggie8
- #4,536Albertine8
- #4,536Aletta8
Tied with 333 names at #4,202; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 93,793 of them was named Bernell, which outranked 63.2% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,634Watson24
- #1,634Wilburt24
- #1,634Woodie24
- #1,673Bernell23
- #1,673Alain23
- #1,673Aundra23
- #1,673Berkley23
- #1,715Ace22
- #1,715Arlis22
- #1,715Arlon22
Tied with 41 names at #1,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.