Bernadette
Quick answers about Bernadette
How many people are named Bernadette?
An estimated 32,289 living Americans are named Bernadette.
How rare is Bernadette?
Bernadette is uncommon among babies today, with 241 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 83.9% from its 1958 peak.
How old is the typical Bernadette?
The median age of a living American named Bernadette is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 68 years old.
Is Bernadette still popular?
Yes — Bernadette is currently rising in popularity, with 241 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Bernadette most common?
Bernadette has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 9.7× more often than the national baseline.
Bernadette is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 9.3× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Bernadette is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.