Girls' name · since 1945
Bernadett
Bernadett has 181 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernadett sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 181 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Bernadett recorded 181 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1986.
- #20,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 181 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernadett ranks #20,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 181
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernadett's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernadett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bernadett splits its recorded history at 1967: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bernadett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1986
- Peak year (1959)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Bernadett by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (82 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Bernadett's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bernadett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 82 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Bernadett's decade-level peak was the 1960s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bernadett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bernadett draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.