Bernadette

Bernadette

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Bernadette is a French name, a female form of the name Bernard, which means "brave bear". Bernadett is the Hungarian spelling. Notable persons with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Bernadette first appears in the data in 1958 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 152 babies (rank #74 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bernadette

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bernadette yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,316

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

152

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1958	108	#79
1959	78	#99
1960	136	#84
1961	147	#83
1962	50	#108
1963	58	#105
1964	54	#107
1965	152	#74
1966	122	#83
1967	134	#84
1968	52	#107
1969	43	#111
1970	94	#97
1971	42	#118
1973	44	#112
2014	1	#1,226
2016	1	#1,190

Year

Babies

Rank

1958

108

#79

1959

#99

1960

136

#84

1961

147

#83

1962

#108

1963

#105

1964

#107

1965

152

#74

1966

122

#83

1967

134

#84

1968

#107

1969

#111

1970

#97

1971

#118

1973

#112

2014

#1,226

2016

#1,190

Meaning

Numerology of Bernadette

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Bernadette

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