Recorded 1945–1986 Girls' name Peak 1959 181 births

Bernadett — girls' name

181 babies named Bernadett in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s341960s821970s411980s17
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Bernadett was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bernadett in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernadett

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Bernadett between 1945 and 1986, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernadett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernadett performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bernadett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernadett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bernadett at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

181

Since 1945

42 years of records

Peak year

1959

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1945

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1986

Bernadett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1945

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1959)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 198619791973196919661962195919551945 7

Bernadett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
82 births that decade — 45% of Bernadett's all-time total
1940s71950s341960s821970s411980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernadett?
181 babies have been named Bernadett since 1945. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1959 with 16 births.
When was Bernadett most popular?
Bernadett was most popular in the 1960s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Bernadett been used?
Bernadett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 42 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Bernadett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.