A name. A world of connections.

Bernardino

“brave bear”

masculineLatin script

[beɾ.naɾˈð̞i.no] · Spanish

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Spanish Italian Portuguese
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Bernardino

Bernardino is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. Spanish Wikipedia gives the meaning “brave bear”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “brave bear”

From the given name Bernardo (“Bernard”) + -ino.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (es): Bernardino (nombre)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (4)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q19688275
Masculine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Bernardino
Masculine usage in Italian · Wiktionary: Bernardino
Masculine usage in Portuguese · Wiktionary: Bernardino

Explore all 3 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Bernardino” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q19688275.

All pronunciation details (13)

[beɾ.naɾˈð̞i.no] — Spanish
/beɾnaɾˈdino/ — Spanish
[beɾnaɾˈð̞ino] — Spanish
/ber.narˈdi.no/ — Italian
/\ber.nar.ˈdi.no\/ — Italian
[beɦ.naɦˈd͡ʒĩ.nu] — Portuguese (Brazil)
[bɨɾ.naɾˈði.nu] — Portuguese (Portugal)
/beɻ.naɻˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Caipira)
/beɾ.naɾˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (São Paulo)
/beʁ.naʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Brazil)
/beʁ.naʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
/bɨɾ.naɾˈdi.nu/ — Portuguese (Portugal, Southern)
/bɨɾ.naɾˈdi.nu/ — Portuguese (Portugal)

02 / Across borders

Where Bernardino is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Bernardino’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2023: 5 boys (rank 12239).

Explore United States

4 of 10 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Bernardino

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2023: 5; applications; Rank #12,239
Peak year: 1974; 30 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Bernardino in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	6	1,537	observed
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	13	2,070	observed
1916	13	2,152	observed
1917	12	2,280	observed
1918	11	2,543	observed
1919	9	2,877	observed
1920	15	2,131	observed
1921	13	2,376	observed
1922	11	2,630	observed
1923	17	1,941	observed
1924	17	1,964	observed
1925	17	1,935	observed
1926	17	1,911	observed
1927	18	1,871	observed
1928	18	1,822	observed
1929	18	1,793	observed
1930	16	1,889	observed
1931	20	1,589	observed
1932	12	2,191	observed
1933	13	1,997	observed
1934	11	2,266	observed
1935	14	1,929	observed
1936	10	2,301	observed
1937	15	1,828	observed
1938	10	2,326	observed
1939	13	1,958	observed
1940	13	1,983	observed
1941	8	2,656	observed
1942	14	1,946	observed
1943	10	2,405	observed
1944	12	2,080	observed
1945	11	2,131	observed
1946	18	1,692	observed
1947	5	3,733	observed
1948	10	2,443	observed
1949	24	1,501	observed
1950	15	1,941	observed
1951	14	2,055	observed
1952	20	1,701	observed
1953	17	1,900	observed
1954	11	2,449	observed
1955	6	3,505	observed
1956	13	2,263	observed
1957	12	2,375	observed
1958	19	1,838	observed
1959	14	2,200	observed
1960	22	1,728	observed
1961	13	2,322	observed
1962	18	1,896	observed
1963	21	1,744	observed
1964	12	2,409	observed
1965	17	1,918	observed
1966	16	1,963	observed
1967	17	1,906	observed
1968	14	2,200	observed
1969	18	1,977	observed
1970	22	1,889	observed
1971	22	1,916	observed
1972	17	2,243	observed
1973	14	2,606	observed
1974	30	1,618	observed
1975	22	2,065	observed
1976	19	2,329	observed
1977	14	2,910	observed
1978	24	2,012	observed
1979	17	2,669	observed
1980	21	2,367	observed
1981	14	3,030	observed
1982	24	2,166	observed
1983	18	2,577	observed
1984	21	2,364	observed
1985	25	2,171	observed
1986	22	2,429	observed
1987	19	2,725	observed
1988	22	2,599	observed
1989	28	2,359	observed
1990	21	2,952	observed
1991	14	4,005	observed
1992	26	2,670	observed
1993	11	5,002	observed
1994	21	3,215	observed
1995	21	3,191	observed
1996	17	3,830	observed
1997	14	4,451	observed
1998	20	3,597	observed
1999	24	3,279	observed
2000	22	3,640	observed
2001	17	4,476	observed
2002	15	4,919	observed
2003	16	4,815	observed
2004	12	6,138	observed
2005	12	6,226	observed
2006	16	5,303	observed
2007	9	8,173	observed
2008	11	7,187	observed
2009	18	5,102	observed
2010	12	6,698	observed
2011	8	8,767	observed
2012	13	6,306	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	7	9,642	observed
2015	11	7,066	observed
2016	5	12,185	observed
2017	5	12,246	observed
2018	15	5,770	observed
2019	6	10,803	observed
2020	7	9,554	observed
2021	5	12,146	observed
2022	5	12,330	observed
2023	5	12,239	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Bernardino” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Bernardino— “firm bear”
_Bernardino_, _m._ _Ital._ Teu. firm bear, 339
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Bernardino Rivadavia
1780–1845
First President of Argentina (born 1780-1845)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Telesio
1509–1588
Italian philosopher
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino of Siena
1380–1444
Italian Franciscan and saint (1380–1444)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Luini
died 1532
16th century Italian painter (1475-1532)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Machado
1851–1944
Portuguese president (1851-1944)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Bernardino with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q19688275CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (es): Bernardino (nombre)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BernardinaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Bernardino

Bernardino is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. Spanish Wikipedia gives the meaning “brave bear”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “brave bear”

From the given name Bernardo (“Bernard”) + -ino.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (es): Bernardino (nombre)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (4)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q19688275
Masculine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Bernardino
Masculine usage in Italian · Wiktionary: Bernardino
Masculine usage in Portuguese · Wiktionary: Bernardino

Explore all 3 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Bernardino” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q19688275.

All pronunciation details (13)

[beɾ.naɾˈð̞i.no] — Spanish
/beɾnaɾˈdino/ — Spanish
[beɾnaɾˈð̞ino] — Spanish
/ber.narˈdi.no/ — Italian
/\ber.nar.ˈdi.no\/ — Italian
[beɦ.naɦˈd͡ʒĩ.nu] — Portuguese (Brazil)
[bɨɾ.naɾˈði.nu] — Portuguese (Portugal)
/beɻ.naɻˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Caipira)
/beɾ.naɾˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (São Paulo)
/beʁ.naʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Brazil)
/beʁ.naʁˈd͡ʒĩ.nu/ — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
/bɨɾ.naɾˈdi.nu/ — Portuguese (Portugal, Southern)
/bɨɾ.naɾˈdi.nu/ — Portuguese (Portugal)

Where Bernardino is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Bernardino’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2023: 5 boys (rank 12239).

Explore United States

4 of 10 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Bernardino

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2023: 5; applications; Rank #12,239
Peak year: 1974; 30 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Bernardino in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	6	1,537	observed
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	13	2,070	observed
1916	13	2,152	observed
1917	12	2,280	observed
1918	11	2,543	observed
1919	9	2,877	observed
1920	15	2,131	observed
1921	13	2,376	observed
1922	11	2,630	observed
1923	17	1,941	observed
1924	17	1,964	observed
1925	17	1,935	observed
1926	17	1,911	observed
1927	18	1,871	observed
1928	18	1,822	observed
1929	18	1,793	observed
1930	16	1,889	observed
1931	20	1,589	observed
1932	12	2,191	observed
1933	13	1,997	observed
1934	11	2,266	observed
1935	14	1,929	observed
1936	10	2,301	observed
1937	15	1,828	observed
1938	10	2,326	observed
1939	13	1,958	observed
1940	13	1,983	observed
1941	8	2,656	observed
1942	14	1,946	observed
1943	10	2,405	observed
1944	12	2,080	observed
1945	11	2,131	observed
1946	18	1,692	observed
1947	5	3,733	observed
1948	10	2,443	observed
1949	24	1,501	observed
1950	15	1,941	observed
1951	14	2,055	observed
1952	20	1,701	observed
1953	17	1,900	observed
1954	11	2,449	observed
1955	6	3,505	observed
1956	13	2,263	observed
1957	12	2,375	observed
1958	19	1,838	observed
1959	14	2,200	observed
1960	22	1,728	observed
1961	13	2,322	observed
1962	18	1,896	observed
1963	21	1,744	observed
1964	12	2,409	observed
1965	17	1,918	observed
1966	16	1,963	observed
1967	17	1,906	observed
1968	14	2,200	observed
1969	18	1,977	observed
1970	22	1,889	observed
1971	22	1,916	observed
1972	17	2,243	observed
1973	14	2,606	observed
1974	30	1,618	observed
1975	22	2,065	observed
1976	19	2,329	observed
1977	14	2,910	observed
1978	24	2,012	observed
1979	17	2,669	observed
1980	21	2,367	observed
1981	14	3,030	observed
1982	24	2,166	observed
1983	18	2,577	observed
1984	21	2,364	observed
1985	25	2,171	observed
1986	22	2,429	observed
1987	19	2,725	observed
1988	22	2,599	observed
1989	28	2,359	observed
1990	21	2,952	observed
1991	14	4,005	observed
1992	26	2,670	observed
1993	11	5,002	observed
1994	21	3,215	observed
1995	21	3,191	observed
1996	17	3,830	observed
1997	14	4,451	observed
1998	20	3,597	observed
1999	24	3,279	observed
2000	22	3,640	observed
2001	17	4,476	observed
2002	15	4,919	observed
2003	16	4,815	observed
2004	12	6,138	observed
2005	12	6,226	observed
2006	16	5,303	observed
2007	9	8,173	observed
2008	11	7,187	observed
2009	18	5,102	observed
2010	12	6,698	observed
2011	8	8,767	observed
2012	13	6,306	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	7	9,642	observed
2015	11	7,066	observed
2016	5	12,185	observed
2017	5	12,246	observed
2018	15	5,770	observed
2019	6	10,803	observed
2020	7	9,554	observed
2021	5	12,146	observed
2022	5	12,330	observed
2023	5	12,239	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Bernardino— “firm bear”
_Bernardino_, _m._ _Ital._ Teu. firm bear, 339
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Bernardino Rivadavia
1780–1845
First President of Argentina (born 1780-1845)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Telesio
1509–1588
Italian philosopher
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino of Siena
1380–1444
Italian Franciscan and saint (1380–1444)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Luini
died 1532
16th century Italian painter (1475-1532)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Bernardino Machado
1851–1944
Portuguese president (1851-1944)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q19688275CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BernardinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (es): Bernardino (nombre)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BernardinaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Bernardino

Meaning in the sources

Where Bernardino is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Bernardino Rivadavia

Bernardino Telesio

Bernardino of Siena

Bernardino Luini

Bernardino Machado

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Bernardina

Bernardyn

Bernardo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Bernardino

Meaning in the sources

Where Bernardino is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Bernardino Rivadavia

Bernardino Telesio

Bernardino of Siena

Bernardino Luini

Bernardino Machado

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Bernardina

Bernardyn

Bernardo

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page