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Bernadette

Bernadette holds the #1034 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 241 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1445 in 2020 to #1034 today. Its strongest year on record was 1946 (#188 nationally, 1,321 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#324 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1034
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#188
in 1946 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
241
girls named Bernadette

Bernadette popularity, 1880–2025

0.023%0.045%0.068%0.091%18801900192019401960198020002020#188 in 1946
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1946

Where Bernadette is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025ND—Minnesota: #422 (12 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MN#422Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025RI—Oregon: #353 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OR#353Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025IA—Illinois: #541 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#541Indiana: #721 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#721Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025CT—California: #1361 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1361Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025NM—Kansas: #324 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KS#324Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025AL—Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bernadette in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#324), Oregon (#353), Minnesota (#422)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bernadette in the most recent year of SSA data.

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