Bernard vs Jordi
Bernard and Jordicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bernard was ranked #509 and Jordi #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bernard was ranked #613 and Jordi #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Bernard and Jordi over time
Bernard and Jordi appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Bernard held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jordi in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Bernard held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Jordi in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #613 in 2024, Jordi #633 in 1996.
The order changed in 1998: Bernard moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #845 and #678; by 1998 that had become #716 and #887.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernard #613, Jordi #2671.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2014–2025
Bernard held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jordi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Bernard #268 in 2019, Jordi #362 in 2023.
The order changed in 2021: Jordi moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #342 and #741; by 2021 that had become #552 and #552.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernard #509, Jordi #402.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bernard | Jordi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #277 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernard and Jordi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bernard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #84 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #277 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jordi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2014–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys