Is Bernis a boy or girl name?

Bernis is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 535 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.0% were girls and 80.0% were boys.

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Bernis

Recorded 1912–1973 · United States

Bernis was most popular in 1927, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,796 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 535 people named Bernis.

Bernis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bernis’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bernis a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bernis is mostly a boy’s name — 20.0% of the 535 Americans given it were girls and 80.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org