Bernd
Bernd is a Low German short form of the given name Bernhard.
Meaning & Origin of Bernd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bernd is a Low German short form of the given name Bernhard.
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The Story of Bernd
Bernd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 11 Bernds were born — ranking #2,536 that year. As of 2026, Bernd ranks #5,355 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 97 Bernds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bernd
Bernd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 97 births in the dataset. Bernd's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #2,536. Use the chart and map above to compare Bernd'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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