Bernadette
#1,034 for girls in 2025, 241 births · Last seen for boys in 1983 at #6,238
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 1,321 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,973since 1880
Bernadette over time
Rank among girls' names. Bernadette has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,034 | 241 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,242 | 187 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,237 | 189 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,295 | 182 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,175 | 208 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,445 | 150 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,548 | 139 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,271 | 181 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,317 | 177 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,523 | 148 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,477 | 155 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,602 | 134 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,032 | 95 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,145 | 88 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,763 | 63 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,386 | 79 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,465 | 77 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,441 | 78 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,509 | 74 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,069 | 95 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,057 | 91 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,942 | 96 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,858 | 99 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,780 | 101 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,499 | 125 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,602 | 110 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,243 | 151 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,105 | 174 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,166 | 158 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,087 | 170 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,039 | 174 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,004 | 185 | — | |
| 1993 | #895 | 215 | — | |
| 1992 | #845 | 235 | — | |
| 1991 | #845 | 237 | — | |
| 1990 | #739 | 281 | — | |
| 1989 | #810 | 235 | — | |
| 1988 | #705 | 270 | — | |
| 1987 | #653 | 288 | — | |
| 1986 | #668 | 274 | — | |
| 1985 | #673 | 268 | — | |
| 1984 | #572 | 321 | — | |
| 1983 | #520 | 365 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #478 | 436 | — | |
| 1981 | #517 | 380 | — | |
| 1980 | #484 | 434 | — | |
| 1979 | #444 | 461 | — | |
| 1978 | #432 | 462 | — | |
| 1977 | #384 | 552 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #382 | 538 | — | |
| 1975 | #381 | 545 | — | |
| 1974 | #374 | 571 | — | |
| 1973 | #351 | 606 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #349 | 637 | — | |
| 1971 | #342 | 740 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #340 | 775 | — | |
| 1969 | #311 | 836 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #287 | 922 | — | |
| 1967 | #237 | 1,217 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #255 | 1,111 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #292 | 911 | — | |
| 1964 | #304 | 934 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #285 | 1,020 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #264 | 1,136 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #256 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1960 | #226 | 1,424 | — | |
| 1959 | #227 | 1,392 | — | |
| 1958 | #213 | 1,494 | — | |
| 1957 | #281 | 989 | — | |
| 1956 | #292 | 927 | — | |
| 1955 | #278 | 960 | — | |
| 1954 | #263 | 999 | — | |
| 1953 | #273 | 912 | — | |
| 1952 | #249 | 995 | — | |
| 1951 | #245 | 990 | — | |
| 1950 | #233 | 1,043 | — | |
| 1949 | #220 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1948 | #211 | 1,185 | — | |
| 1947 | #211 | 1,253 | — | |
| 1946 | #188 | 1,321 | — | |
| 1945 | #196 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1944 | #195 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1943 | #272 | 655 | — | |
| 1942 | #364 | 373 | — | |
| 1941 | #373 | 329 | — | |
| 1940 | #364 | 323 | — | |
| 1939 | #338 | 353 | — | |
| 1938 | #331 | 367 | — | |
| 1937 | #351 | 336 | — | |
| 1936 | #309 | 382 | — | |
| 1935 | #315 | 395 | — | |
| 1934 | #252 | 619 | — | |
| 1933 | #312 | 394 | — | |
| 1932 | #360 | 315 | — | |
| 1931 | #382 | 288 | — | |
| 1930 | #379 | 323 | — | |
| 1929 | #371 | 328 | — | |
| 1928 | #351 | 371 | — | |
| 1927 | #348 | 372 | — | |
| 1926 | #350 | 368 | — | |
| 1925 | #359 | 363 | — | |
| 1924 | #368 | 347 | — | |
| 1923 | #349 | 359 | — | |
| 1922 | #356 | 339 | — | |
| 1921 | #346 | 356 | — | |
| 1920 | #360 | 330 | — | |
| 1919 | #372 | 303 | — | |
| 1918 | #389 | 283 | — | |
| 1917 | #384 | 269 | — | |
| 1916 | #393 | 253 | — | |
| 1915 | #378 | 256 | — | |
| 1914 | #377 | 201 | — | |
| 1913 | #359 | 183 | — | |
| 1912 | #387 | 142 | — | |
| 1911 | #424 | 92 | — | |
| 1910 | #402 | 96 | — | |
| 1909 | #385 | 93 | — | |
| 1908 | #370 | 95 | — | |
| 1907 | #455 | 62 | — | |
| 1906 | #458 | 55 | — | |
| 1905 | #497 | 46 | — | |
| 1904 | #484 | 46 | — | |
| 1903 | #425 | 56 | — | |
| 1902 | #425 | 53 | — | |
| 1901 | #441 | 45 | — | |
| 1900 | #494 | 47 | — | |
| 1899 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1898 | #441 | 48 | — | |
| 1897 | #458 | 41 | — | |
| 1896 | #409 | 49 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 | — | |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | — | |
| 1891 | #608 | 19 | — | |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | — | |
| 1889 | #532 | 23 | — | |
| 1888 | #636 | 16 | — | |
| 1887 | #661 | 12 | — | |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bernadette was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Bernadette is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#347 · 1 in 1,397
- Colorado#606 · 1 in 2,703
- Ohio#643 · 1 in 3,131
- Wisconsin#653 · 1 in 2,919
- Missouri#662 · 1 in 2,936
Best ever in a state: #21 in Hawaii, 1946.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #347 | 15 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Colorado | #606 | 8 | 1 in 2,703 |
| Ohio | #643 | 15 | 1 in 3,131 |
| Wisconsin | #653 | 7 | 1 in 2,919 |
| Missouri | #662 | 8 | 1 in 2,936 |
| Illinois | #728 | 13 | 1 in 3,427 |
| Massachusetts | #841 | 5 | 1 in 4,670 |
| Washington | #943 | 6 | 1 in 4,709 |
| Michigan | #971 | 7 | 1 in 5,040 |
| Indiana | #1,051 | 5 | 1 in 5,566 |
| Virginia | #1,171 | 5 | 1 in 6,643 |
| New Jersey | #1,181 | 5 | 1 in 7,113 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,257 | 6 | 1 in 7,776 |
| New York | #1,405 | 9 | 1 in 8,639 |
| Texas | #1,676 | 14 | 1 in 11,582 |
| California | #2,169 | 9 | 1 in 18,322 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bernadette
- 208 spots since 2024 (#1,242 → #1,034)
- 411 spots since 2020 (#1,445 → #1,034)
- 443 spots since 2015 (#1,477 → #1,034)
- Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1886 (#842 → #731)
- Biggest drop: 202 spots in 1881 (#628 → #830)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #188 (1,321 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1884–1993
- Highest: 1 in 1,189 girls born in 1946 were named Bernadette (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,669 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.5% of all girls named Bernadette (10,719) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | #532 (1889) | #734 |
| 1890s | 348 | #408 (1899) | #500 |
| 1900s | 598 | #370 (1908) | #443 |
| 1910s | 2,078 | #359 (1913) | #387 |
| 1920s | 3,533 | #346 (1921) | #356 |
| 1930s | 3,772 | #252 (1934) | #333 |
| 1940s | 8,631 | #188 (1946) | #259 |
| 1950s | 10,701 | #213 (1958) | #255 |
| 1960s | 10,719 | #226 (1960) | #272 |
| 1970s | 5,887 | #340 (1970) | #378 |
| 1980s | 3,271 | #478 (1982) | #608 |
| 1990s | 1,980 | #739 (1990) | #997 |
| 2000s | 946 | #1,499 (2001) | #2,022 |
| 2010s | 1,259 | #1,271 (2018) | #1,806 |
| 2020s | 1,157 | #1,034 (2025) | #1,238 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bernadette in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
More about 2023
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1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 8,490 of them was named Bernadette, which outranked 93.0% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.