How rare is the name Bernabe?

3,952 people in the United States have the first name Bernabe, about 1 in 76,425. It ranks #4,635 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

BERNABE

#4,635

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,952
About
1 in 76,425
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,952 people named Bernabe, 91.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.4% as White. 95.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Bernabe peaked in 1993, when 37 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19162025
Peak year
1993
Births that year
37
In 2025*
17 ▼54%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 1,824 babies have been given the name since 1916. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Bernabe by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #4,030. The largest share of babies named Bernabe, 23%, were born between 1981 and 1996, as millennials.

1910s#6,88234
1920s#4,570129
1930s#4,030130
1940s#4,992102
1950s#5,207123
1960s#5,164149
1970s#5,836175
1980s#5,592243
1990s#6,373277
2000s#9,001235
2010s#13,429141
2020s#12,86386
Greatest Generation 1901–277.1%
Silent Generation 1928–4512.2%
Baby boom 1946–6413.5%
Generation X 1965–8014.4%
Millennials 1981–9623%
Generation Z 1997–1219.7%
2013 and later10%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Exactly as common as Bernabe

1 other first name also has 3,952 people.

#4,635 Ania · 3,952

Either side of Bernabe

#4,634 Rosina · 3,953#4,635 Ania · 3,952#4,637 Colter · 3,951#4,638 Saeed · 3,950

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bernabe, most common first.

#34,364 Bernave · 238

Also a last name

As a last name, Bernabe ranks #6,686 of 156,621, with 4,852 people. See Bernabe as a last name

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