Bernarr
Bernarr is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bernarr Macfadden (1868–1955), American proponent of physical culture Bernarr Notley (1918–2019), English cricketer Bernarr Prendergast (1911–1966), British-Jamaican track and field athlete Bernarr Rainbow (1914–1998), British historian of music education, organist, and choir master
Meaning & Origin of Bernarr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bernarr is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bernarr Macfadden (1868–1955), American proponent of physical culture Bernarr Notley (1918–2019), English cricketer Bernarr Prendergast (1911–1966), British-Jamaican track and field athlete Bernarr Rainbow (1914–1998), British historian of music education, organist, and choir master
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The Story of Bernarr
Bernarr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 11 Bernarrs were born — ranking #2,641 that year. As of 2026, Bernarr ranks #3,944 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Bernarrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bernarr
Bernarr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Bernarr's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,641. Use the chart and map above to compare Bernarr'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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