Boy name Germanic origin Christian tradition

Bernie

BUR-nee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Brave as a bear;diminutive of Bernard
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · nickname
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5453
2024 births17
Peak year1960
First appeared1880
Total US births9,217
1960 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Berny
In other languages
Bernie (English)

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Bernie Sanders (senator)
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