Girls' name · since 1935
Bernardette
232 babies named Bernardette in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
232 girls have been named Bernardette since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bernardette has 232 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1995.
- #18,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernardette ranks #18,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernardette's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bernardette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernardette's full recorded timeline at 1965, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bernardette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1995
- Peak year (1964)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Bernardette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (55 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Bernardette's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Bernardette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 55 births (24% of all-time use).
Bernardette by state
Where Bernardette concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
6 of 232 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bernardette's data
- Bernardette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bernardettes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bernardette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1935–1995 (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 Bernardette 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.