Is Bernadette a boy or girl name?
Bernadette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 186 girls and 0 boys were named Bernadette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 54,788 US babies named Bernadette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,247
- Babies named Bernadette since 1880
- 54,788
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 1,494 babies
Boys and girls named Bernadette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 598 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,078 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,533 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,772 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 8,631 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 10,701 | 100% |
| 1960s | 35 | 10,718 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 20 | 5,887 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 5 | 3,271 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,979 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 946 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,259 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 914 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,247 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,236 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,296 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,444 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,549 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,271 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,318 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,526 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,479 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,604 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,035 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,149 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,772 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,388 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,467 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,444 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,515 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,070 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,062 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,945 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,860 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,781 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,499 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,602 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,244 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,106 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,166 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,088 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,039 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,012 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 215 | #895 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 235 | #846 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 237 | #845 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 281 | #739 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 235 | #810 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 270 | #706 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 288 | #653 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 274 | #668 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 268 | #673 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 321 | #572 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,340 | 365 | #520 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 436 | #478 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 380 | #517 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 434 | #484 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 461 | #445 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 462 | #432 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,636 | 552 | #384 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 538 | #382 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 545 | #381 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 571 | #374 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,560 | 606 | #351 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 637 | #349 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,001 | 740 | #342 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 775 | #340 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,988 | 836 | #311 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 922 | #287 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,012 | 1,217 | #237 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,994 | 1,111 | #255 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 911 | #292 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,637 | 933 | #304 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,089 | 1,020 | #285 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,092 | 1,136 | #264 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #256 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,424 | #226 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,392 | #227 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,494 | #213 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 989 | #281 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 926 | #292 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 961 | #278 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 999 | #263 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 912 | #273 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 995 | #249 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 990 | #245 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,043 | #233 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #220 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,185 | #211 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,253 | #211 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,321 | #188 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #196 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #195 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 655 | #272 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 373 | #363 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 329 | #373 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 323 | #364 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 353 | #338 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 367 | #331 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 336 | #351 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 382 | #309 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 395 | #315 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 619 | #252 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 394 | #312 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 315 | #360 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 288 | #382 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 323 | #379 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 328 | #371 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 371 | #351 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 372 | #348 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 368 | #350 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 363 | #359 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 347 | #368 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 359 | #349 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 339 | #356 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 356 | #346 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 330 | #360 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 303 | #372 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 283 | #389 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 269 | #384 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 253 | #393 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 256 | #378 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 201 | #377 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 183 | #359 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 142 | #387 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 92 | #424 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 96 | #402 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 93 | #385 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 95 | #370 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 62 | #455 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 55 | #459 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 46 | #498 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 46 | #486 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 56 | #425 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 53 | #427 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 45 | #441 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 47 | #495 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 51 | #408 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 48 | #442 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 41 | #458 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 49 | #409 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 40 | #456 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 32 | #506 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 26 | #548 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 22 | #592 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 19 | #610 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 20 | #581 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 23 | #534 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 16 | #642 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 12 | #664 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #736 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 7 | #852 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #939 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #821 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #842 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #634 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bernadette reached #3,012 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #188 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bernadette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.