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Bernadette

“Variant of Bernard — Bear” — Germanic via French origin

Girl's name · #1034 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Bernadette has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #188 (1946) · 54,973 babies named Bernadette all-time · 1 in 6,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bernadettes

• Bernadette Soubirous — French saint (1844–1879)
• Bernadette Peters — American actress and singer (born 1948)
• Bernadette Lafont — French actress (1938-2013)
• Bernadette Meehan — American diplomat (born 1975)
• Bernadette Chirac — French politician (1933–2026)

In stories & tradition

• Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz — The Big Bang Theory
• Bernadette Bassenger — Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
• Bernadette Thompson — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What Bernadettes become

Among 598 notable people named Bernadette:

Political leaders appear 1.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bernadette Meehan, American diplomat (born 1975).

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