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First Name
53k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010

Bernadette

Origin: French
Meaning: Brave as a Bear
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Gender: Girl
936^th All Time

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<100 Bernd (German)
<100 Berend (German)

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	8	8	0
1881	5	5	0
1882	6	6	0
1884	6	6	0
1885	7	7	0
1886	10	10	0
1887	12	12	0
1888	16	16	0
1889	23	23	0
1890	20	20	0
1891	19	19	0
1892	22	22	0
1893	26	26	0
1894	32	32	0
1895	40	40	0
1896	49	49	0
1897	41	41	0
1898	48	48	0
1899	51	51	0
1900	47	47	0
1901	45	45	0
1902	53	53	0
1903	56	56	0
1904	46	46	0
1905	46	46	0
1906	55	55	0
1907	62	62	0
1908	95	95	0
1909	93	93	0
1910	96	96	0
1911	92	92	0
1912	142	142	0
1913	183	183	0
1914	201	201	0
1915	256	256	0
1916	253	253	0
1917	269	269	0
1918	283	283	0
1919	303	303	0
1920	330	330	0
1921	356	356	0
1922	338	338	0
1923	359	359	0
1924	348	348	0
1925	362	362	0
1926	368	368	0
1927	373	373	0
1928	371	371	0
1929	328	328	0
1930	323	323	0
1931	288	288	0
1932	314	314	0
1933	394	394	0
1934	619	619	0
1935	394	394	0
1936	382	382	0
1937	336	336	0
1938	367	367	0
1939	353	353	0
1940	323	323	0
1941	329	329	0
1942	373	373	0
1943	655	655	0
1944	1,035	1,035	0
1945	1,016	1,016	0
1946	1,320	1,320	0
1947	1,252	1,252	0
1948	1,184	1,184	0
1949	1,142	1,142	0
1950	1,044	1,044	0
1951	991	991	0
1952	995	995	0
1953	913	913	0
1954	998	998	0
1955	963	963	0
1956	924	924	0
1957	989	989	0
1958	1,492	1,492	0
1959	1,393	1,393	0
1960	1,426	1,426	0
1961	1,207	1,207	0
1962	1,141	1,136	5
1963	1,025	1,020	5
1964	939	933	6
1965	910	910	0
1966	1,116	1,111	5
1967	1,225	1,217	8
1968	921	921	0
1969	842	836	6
1970	776	776	0
1971	746	739	7
1972	637	637	0
1973	612	606	6
1974	572	572	0
1975	545	545	0
1976	537	537	0
1977	560	553	7
1978	461	461	0
1979	461	461	0
1980	434	434	0
1981	380	380	0
1982	436	436	0
1983	371	366	5
1984	321	321	0
1985	268	268	0
1986	273	273	0
1987	288	288	0
1988	270	270	0
1989	235	235	0
1990	281	281	0
1991	237	237	0
1992	235	235	0
1993	215	215	0
1994	184	184	0
1995	174	174	0
1996	170	170	0
1997	158	158	0
1998	174	174	0
1999	151	151	0
2000	110	110	0
2001	125	125	0
2002	101	101	0
2003	99	99	0
2004	96	96	0
2005	91	91	0
2006	94	94	0
2007	74	74	0
2008	77	77	0
2009	77	77	0
2010	78	78	0
2011	63	63	0
2012	88	88	0
2013	95	95	0
2014	134	134	0
2015	152	152	0

Fun Facts about the name Bernadette

How many people with the first name Bernadette have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 53,219 babies born with the first name Bernadette in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bernadette to occupy the territory of Faroe Islands (Denmark) with an estimated population of 48,285 (as of March 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Bernadette? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Bernadette first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bernadette is Sunday, May 25th, 1873.
What year had the most people named Bernadette born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bernadette was in 1958 with a total of 1,492 babies. That's a lot of babies named Bernadette!
Random Bernadette Factoid: According to the 1978 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bernadette ranks 80^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in New Mexico. Imagine that, 24 babies in New Mexico have the same name as you in 1978.
Weird things about the name Bernadette: Your name in reverse order is Ettedanreb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ebdrnteeta. How do you pronounce that?

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Bernadette" mean? The list below shows the origins of Bernadette as well as things modernly associated with the name Bernadette such as celebrities named Bernadette.

French

Origin and Meaning of Bernadette

The name "Bernadette" is of French origin, and it means "Brave as a Bear". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

From French Bernadette, made famous by St. Bernadette of Lourdes.

A female given name.

Bernadette was also found in the following language(s): French and German

Notable Persons With the Name Bernadette

Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters is an actress, singer, and author. She was most prominent from 1958 to present. Bernadette was given the name Bernadette Lazzara on February 28th, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States.

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Bern Nadette Stanis

Bern Nadette Stanis is an actress, author, and actor. Her ongoing career started in 1974. Bern was given the name Bernadette Stanislaus on December 22nd, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. Bern is also known as BernNadette Stanis, BernNadette, and Bern.

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Bernie Nolan

Bernie Nolan was an actress, singer, and entertainer. Her career lasted from 1974 to 2013. Bernie was given the name Bernadette Therese Nolan on October 17th, 1960 in Dublin. She left this life on July 4th, 2013.

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Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is an office holder. Bernadette was born on April 23rd, 1947 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Bernie Dexter

Bernie Dexter is a famed human. Bernie was given the name Bernadette Belle Souza in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

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Kelly Johnson

Kelly Johnson was a heavy metal music and rock music musician, guitarist, singing, songwriter, environmentalist, and social work. She plays Electric guitar, vocals, bass, piano, Bass guitar, Gibson Les Paul, and Aria (guitar company). She was most active from 1978 to 2000. Kelly was given the name Bernadette Jean Johnson on June 20th, 1958 in Edmonton, London. She left this life on July 15th, 2007.

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Bernadette Lafont

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Bernadette Chirac

(noteworthy somebody)
Bernadette Castro

(office holder)
Bernadette Heerwagen

(actor)
Bernadette Allen

(important human)
Bernadette Schild

(athlete)
Bernadette Seacrest

(musician)
Bernadette

(singing)
Bernadette Wegenstein

(research professor and director)
Bernadette Bascom

(influential human)
Bernadette Geyer

(famed individual)
Bernadette Malgorn

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Bernadette

Bernadette

Bernadette is a pop music singing. Bernadette was given the name Bernadette Kraakman on March 1st, 1959 in Volendam. Bernadette is also known as Kraakman and Bernadette.

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