—2024 rank
1958peak year
54,580babies named Bernadette since 1880
▲ +34%5-year trend
Bernadette popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Bernadette mean?
French feminine diminutive of Bernard, from Germanic bern 'bear' and hard 'brave, hardy'. Made famous by Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.
OriginFrench
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
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Famous Bernadettes
- Bernadette Soubirous, saint
Spellings & variants
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