Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Bernadette

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bernadette
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

1,494

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

87.6%

2024

186

All-time

54,728

Bernadette has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 1,494 girls were named Bernadette.

In 2024, only 186 girls were given the name.

Down 87.6% from its peak.

All told, about 54,728 Americans have been named Bernadette and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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