Bernie
Pronounced B ER1 N IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1960
- 145 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Bernie?
Bernie is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 11,836 children — the 1,057th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 152 births across the past decade, against a peak of 239 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Burney, Birney, Berny and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Bernie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Burney
- Birney
- Berny
- Berney
Nicknames
Bernie is itself a short form of Bernard.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B ER1 N IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bernie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bernie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bernie?
- Bernie ranks 1,057th among boys' names in US records, with 11,836 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 152.
- Is Bernie a unisex name?
- No. Bernie is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bernie most popular?
- 1960, when 239 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Bernie spelled?
- Burney, Birney, Berny, Berney. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.