Bernal

Boy · recorded 1914–1969

  • 1969last recorded
  • 1918best year

Most popular in 1918.

Last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bernal.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

091819141928194219551969

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 28 recorded years as a table
Bernal, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191411
19166
191818
19197
19205
19226
19235
19244
19256
192610
19297
19305
193112
19329
193411
19365
19375
19385
19406
19414
19424
19434
19444
19523
19533
19562
19582
19693

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bernal isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1969
5
Rank in 1969
#4,404
How rare
1 in 357,634 boys
Since 1914
190

Bernal was last recorded in 1969. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1918, at 18 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bernal doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.