Girl · Name family
Bernadette
227,556births recorded
15Countries
6Variants
1969Peak · Ireland
#1034United States 2025
Bernadette is a girl name family recorded 227,556 times in 15 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in the United States (#1034 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Ireland in 1969, at 681.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Bernarda (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Bernadette
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette | French | 141,455 | 🇫🇷 France | #5183 | 1958 | ▼ 37 % |
| Bernadette | French | 55,033 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1034 | 1946 | ▲ 74 % |
| Bernadette | French | 5,596 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1969 | – |
| Bernadette | French | 2,074 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Bernadette | French | 1,872 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1958 | – |
| Bernadette | French | 705 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1958 | – |
| Bernarda | Spanish | 5,250 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1001 | 1922 | ▲ 23 % |
| Bernarda | Spanish | 360 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1911 | – |
| Bernarda | Spanish | 53 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1997 | – |
| Bernarda | Spanish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1931 | – |
| Bernardina | Spanish | 4,898 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2305 | 1924 | ▼ 17 % |
| Bernardina | Spanish | 166 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1908 | – |
| Bernardine | French | 3,128 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1903 | – |
| Bernardine | French | 1,360 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1910 | – |
| Bernardita | Spanish | 3,177 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #652 | 2013 | ▲ 62 % |
| Bernardita | Spanish | 13 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1917 | – |
| Bernadett | English | 366 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | 2010 | – |
| Bernadett | English | 181 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1959 | – |
| Bernadett | English | 5 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1993 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Bernadett ↔ Bernadette — verified against linguistic sources
- Bernarda ↔ Bernadette — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Bernarda ↔ Bernardine — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Bernarda ↔ Bernardita — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Bernarda ↔ Bernardina — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
Questions about Bernadette
How popular is the name Bernadette?
In 2025 it ranked #1034 in the United States. Official registers record 227,556 births across 15 countries.
What is Bernadette in other languages?
Bernarda (Spanish); Bernardina (Spanish); Bernardine (French); Bernardita (Spanish); Bernadett (English).
When was Bernadette most popular?
It peaked in Ireland in 1969, at 681.9 births per 100,000.
Is Bernadette a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Bernadette is a girl name.