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Bernardo

Boy's name · #1347 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Bernardo's best rank, #672, came in 1994; it has settled back to #1347 today. Roughly 11,000 boys have been named Bernardo since 1888.

Across the states

In recent years, Bernardo ran about 5× its national rate in Massachusetts.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Bernardo is especially popular in Brazil.

#7 in Brazil (2025) · #15 in Portugal (2023) · #335 in Ireland (2025) · #360 in Mexico (2024) · #469 in Switzerland (2025) · #500 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,478 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,799 in France (2025) · #1,836 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bernardos

• Bernardo Bertolucci — Italian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018)
• Bernardo Houssay — Argentine physician (1887–1971)
• Bernardo O'Higgins — Chilean independence leader (1778–1842)
• Bernardo Silva — Portuguese association football player (born 1994)
• Bernardo Bellotto — Italian artist (1722–1780)

In stories & tradition

• Bernardo del Carpio — Legendary Iberian hero
• Bernardo^it — The Curse of Capistrano (book)
• Bernardo Soares^pt — heteronym

What Bernardos become

Among 1,155 notable people named Bernardo:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mexican diplomat and Judge at the International Court of Justice.

Similar names: Bernard · German · Benedict · Everardo · Rodolfo · Gerardo

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