NameTides

Bernadette

Bernadette was the #1,034 girls' name in the US in 2025 (241 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #1,429 in Canada.

Bernadette as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Bernadette as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Bernadette as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,034 (241)#1,719 (17)——#718 (4)#1,429 (17)—
2024#1,242 (187)#1,603 (19)—#407 (3)#736 (4)#2,975 (6)—
2023#1,237 (189)#1,774 (16)——#856 (3)#1,774 (12)—
2022#1,295 (182)#2,178 (12)———#1,854 (11)—
2021#1,175 (208)#2,341 (11)———#1,381 (17)—
2020#1,445 (150)#1,687 (17)——#700 (4)#1,662 (13)—
2019#1,548 (139)#2,040 (13)——#871 (3)#1,533 (15)—
2018#1,271 (181)#1,649 (18)———#2,344 (8)—
2017#1,317 (177)#2,341 (11)———#3,307 (5)—
2016#1,523 (148)#2,008 (14)———#2,195 (9)—
2015#1,477 (155)#1,783 (16)—#426 (3)#896 (3)#1,659 (13)—
2014#1,602 (134)#2,659 (9)#802 (3)—#752 (4)#2,185 (9)—
2013#2,032 (95)#2,649 (9)——#894 (3)#1,512 (15)—
2012#2,145 (88)#1,991 (14)——#677 (5)#2,338 (8)—
2011#2,763 (63)#3,185 (7)———#2,348 (8)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #188.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bernadette is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 9,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bernadette by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #422MNIllinois: #541ILMichigan: #638MINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: #353ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #843VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #324KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Bernadette (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BernadetteCanadaGirls#1,42917
BernadetteEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
BernadetteIrelandGirls#7184
BernadetteNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BernadetteNSWGirls—too few
BernadetteScotlandGirls—too few
BernadetteUSGirls#1,034241
BernadetteUSBoys—too few