Throughout the world, 伯納德 (Bernard 
, Bernardine 
, Burnard 
) is a prevalent male forename. The first name 伯納德 is characteristic of France, where it is a widespread boy's name, Cameroon, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Ghana (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in France, the United States, and Philippines. Very seldom, 伯納德 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bernard | Kenya, Ghana, United States, Poland, France |
| Bernardine | Kenya, Philippines, Ghana, United States, France |
| Burnard | United Kingdom, South Africa, United States, Canada, France |
| 伯納德 | China |
Barnard, Berend, Bernade, Bernal, Bernald, Bernaldo, Bernardo, Bernardus, Bernat, Bernez, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernhardur, Bernharð, Bernharður, Bernát, Bjarnat, Bonade, Барнард, Беренд, Бернар, Бернард, Бернарда, Бернардо, Бернарду, Бернат, Бернхард, Бернхардт, ברנאר, ברנהרד, ברנרד, برنات, برنارد, برناردو, ベルナール, ベルンハルト, and 伯纳德
伯納德 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sandman , the Fictional DC Comics character, World's Finest Comics; Bernard , the character from Disney's "The Rescuers"; Bernard Quatermass , the fictional scientist, The Quatermass Xperiment; Bernard Theofiel Waterslaeghers , the fictional character from F.C. De Kampioenen and Bernard Thatch , the character in The West Wing, and in many other works.