Bernie

Bernie is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Bernie are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland
US births since 1880: 9,125 male / 1,534 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bernie

To address Bernie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bernie," in English, "Guten Tag Bernie," in German. About 84% of people named Bernie are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bernie,

German

Guten Tag Bernie,

French

Bonjour Bernie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bernie:

Chinese

Bernie您好：

Japanese

Bernie様

English

Hi Bernie,

German

Hi Bernie,

French

Salut Bernie,

Spanish

Hola Bernie,

Chinese

Bernie你好：

Japanese

Bernieさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bernie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	86%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

9,125 male · 1,534 female · 10,659 births recorded

Male 86%Female 14%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bernie a male or female name?

Bernie is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Bernie are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Bernie in an email?

Is Bernie a unisex name?

Bernie is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Bernie are men. Bernie leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bernie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bernie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bernie,
  title  = {Is Bernie a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bernie},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}