Bernadette Girl
How popular is Bernadette?
#1,034 girl name in 2025
241 baby girls were named Bernadette in the US in 2025, making it the 1034th most popular girl name.
39,078living people named Bernadette (est.)
63median age of people named Bernadette
55,033babies named Bernadette since 1880
1 in 13,757US babies born in 2025
Bernadette popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,034 for girls (▲ 208 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 241 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,477 in 2015, #1,445 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (1,494 girls) |
| Highest rank | #188 in 1946 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Bernadette is most popular
Babies named Bernadette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Bernadette by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | #532 |
| 1890s | 348 | #408 |
| 1900s | 598 | #370 |
| 1910s | 2,078 | #359 |
| 1920s | 3,533 | #346 |
| 1930s | 3,772 | #252 |
| 1940s | 8,631 | #188 |
| 1950s | 10,701 | #213 |
| 1960s | 10,719 | #226 |
| 1970s | 5,887 | #340 |
| 1980s | 3,271 | #478 |
| 1990s | 1,980 | #738 |
| 2000s | 946 | #1,498 |
| 2010s | 1,259 | #1,271 |
| 2020s | 1,157 | #1,034 |
Girl names about as popular as Bernadette
Questions
- Is Bernadette a boy or girl name?
- Bernadette is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bernadette were girls.
- How popular is the name Bernadette?
- 241 baby girls were named Bernadette in the US in 2025, making it the 1034th most popular girl name.
- When was Bernadette most popular?
- Bernadette peaked in 1958, when 1,494 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #188 in 1946.
- How many people are named Bernadette?
- 55,033 babies have been named Bernadette in the US since 1880. We estimate about 39,078 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Bernadette most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bernadette was most common in Minnesota, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.