Girls' name · since 1882
Bernadine
Bernadine has 21,933 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,933
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bernadine is the #13223 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 21,933 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Bernadine recorded 21,933 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #13223 nationally today, ahead of 24% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #999 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,933 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernadine ranks #999 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,933 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,933
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bernadine's 21,933 recorded births place it above 98.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Bernadine compares
21,933 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bernadine's all-time total is 58x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bernadine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,933 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 563 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bernadine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bernadine's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 563, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bernadine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 563
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Bernadine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,227 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Bernadine's strongest decade.
5,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Bernadine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 70
1880s
70 births
- 1890s 181
1890s
181 births
- 1900s 626
1900s
626 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,932 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,227 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,256 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,184 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,776 births
- 1960s 1,794
1960s
1,794 births
- 1970s 477
1970s
477 births
- 1980s 170
1980s
170 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,227 births (24% of all-time use).
How Bernadine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bernadine's total volume
Bernadine by state
Where Bernadine concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 2,639 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 2,347 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,459 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,282 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 1,157 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 950 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 898 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 769 | 3.5% |
2,639 of 21,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Bernadine appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bernadine's data
- Bernadine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,227 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Bernadines (2,639 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bernadine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Bernadine 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.