Skip to main content
Name Biscuit

Boy name

Bernie

Bernie ranks #292 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 7 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #181 among boy dog names.
Bernie's popularity trend

Bernie's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
7
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#292
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−223
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 34 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Bernie mean?
/ˈbɝni/2 syllables

Bernie is a warm, casual short form of Bernard, a name built from Germanic elements meaning "bear" and "brave" -- together understood as "brave as a bear" or "bold bear."

It has an easygoing, old-fashioned charm, like a name passed down from a favorite uncle. Bernie suits a sturdy, good-natured pet who's more teddy bear than tough guy.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Bernie shows up

Cats named Bernie per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Bernie

BernardBertErnieVinnieBertieBerliozBerryBernadetteMinnieWinnieAnnieBonnie