Recorded 1976–1980 Girls' name Peak 1976 17 births

Bernnadette — girls' name

17 babies named Bernnadette in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s5
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Bernnadette was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bernnadette in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bernnadette

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Bernnadette between 1976 and 1980, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bernnadette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bernnadette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bernnadette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bernnadette 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 17 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.

Bernnadette at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

17

Since 1976

5 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1976

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1980

Bernnadette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1976

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 198019781976 6

Bernnadette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Bernnadette's all-time total
1970s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bernnadette?
17 babies have been named Bernnadette since 1976. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Bernnadette most popular?
Bernnadette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Bernnadette been used?
Bernnadette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 5 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Bernnadette?
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, 1976–1980 (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.