Girls' name · since 1917
Bernedette
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Bernedette, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernedette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 173 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Bernedette recorded 173 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1981.
- #21,306 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 173 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bernedette ranks #21,306 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bernedette's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bernedette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bernedette's full recorded timeline at 1961, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bernedette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1981
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Bernedette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (50 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Bernedette's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bernedette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 50 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Bernedette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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 Bernedette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1917–1981 (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 Bernedette 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.