Bernardino
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- behr-nar-DEE-noh
- Origin
- Germanic
Bernardino is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “brave as a bear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bernardino mean?
Germanic: Italian and Spanish form of Bernard, Germanic bern 'bear' + hart 'brave'
“brave as a bear”
Italian and Spanish form of Bernard; Saint Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444) was a famous Franciscan preacher.
Is Bernardino a girl's or a boy's name?
Bernardino is a boys' name.
How popular is Bernardino in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the boys named Bernardino in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bernardino in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,321 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,727 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,700 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,054 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,500 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,326 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,828 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,589 |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,889 |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,793 |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,822 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,911 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,375 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,130 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,069 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
Names like Bernardino
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Roberto Armando Ricardo Robert Richard Ramiro Fernando Alberto Alfonso William Guillermo Billy
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bernardino: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bernardino, updated 20 October 2026.