The baby name Bern is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɜːrn/ (UK: /bɜːn/, US: /bɝn/); approx. "burn".
Bern is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Bern is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɜːrn/ (UK: /bɜːn/, US: /bɝn/); approx. "burn".
Bern is Germanic in Origin.
Bern is a clipped form of Bernard/Bernhard, from Old High German bero/bär “bear” + hart “hardy, brave,” yielding the sense “strong, brave bear” or “as bold as a bear.” As an independent given name it appears in German- and Dutch-speaking areas and in English since the late 19th century; its resonance is heightened in Switzerland by association with the city of Bern, itself linked by folk etymology to a bear.
Variants and related forms include Bernard, Bernhard, Bernardo (Romance), Bernardus (Latin), Berend and Bernt (Dutch/Scandinavian), Bernd (German), Bernie/Berny (English diminutives), and the cognates Bjørn/Bjarne (Scandinavian) meaning “bear.” Feminine relatives are Bernadette and Bernadine. In Jewish Ashkenazi contexts, it can overlap with Dov-Ber/Berl (“bear”), reinforcing the ursine meaning. Compact and understated, Bern carries a vintage-European feel and connotes steadiness, courage, and quiet strength.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #104 | 7 | 5,607 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #331 | 15 | 8,138 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 28 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #360 | 31 | 13,098 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #425 | 18 | 2,180 |
| Germany | 0 | #427 | 11 | 2,542 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #498 | 18 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #529 | 12 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #540 | 11 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #909 | 27 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #913 | 18 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #915 | 38 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,050 | 62 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,134 | 45 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,575 | 40 | 28,008 |
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