Bernese comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Mountain dog breed from Switzerland..
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How popular is Bernese?
1916peak year
Today, Bernese has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1916, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #2267 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 138 babies have been registered as Bernese since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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