Berend
A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear". It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Berend
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear". It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Berend
Berend first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 10 births, good for #7,725 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Berends. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Berends have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Berend
Berend is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Berend's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Berend's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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