Bernadette
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Bernadette is the French feminine form of Bernard, meaning “brave as a bear.” Bernadette is tied to Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary made the name very popular in Ireland. Bernadette honors Irish MP Bernadette Devlin, elected at twenty-one, who struck the home secretary in Parliament after Bloody Sunday. Actress Bernadette Peters is the best-known bearer.
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Usage of Bernadette in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Bernadette against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Bernadette is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Bernadette in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 241 girls were named Bernadette, making it the #1034 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 54,973 girls have been named Bernadette, with the most (1,494) in 1958. It is most common, relative to births, in Kansas, Oregon and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Ireland | #718 girls | 4 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #208 girls (all ages) | 3,343 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Switzerland | #134 girls (all ages) | 6,370 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Bernadette in other languages
- Bernadeta Latvian, Polish
- Bernhardina Swedish
Bernadette name days
- February 18 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Bernadette
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Bernadette, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Bernadette | 1974 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Bernadette
There are 1 towns and villages with Bernadette in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Bernadette | 🇲🇶 Martinique | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Bernadette
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Bernadette in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 8🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Bernadette Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bernadette Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Bernadette | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Bernadette | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Bernadette songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Bernadette in their title. The best known:
- Bernadette – Four Tops (1967)
- Bernadette – IAMX (2011)
- Song of Bernadette – Jennifer Warnes
- The Village of St. Bernadette – Eula Parker (1959)
- Bernadette – Paul Simon
- Bernadette gentil – Martí Font i Triadú
- ST. BERNADETTE
- The Village of St. Bernadette / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry – Andy Williams (1959)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Bernadette
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Bernadette.
Bernadette
Bernadette Geyer
Bernadette Heerwagen
Bernadette Peters
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Fictional characters named Bernadette
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Bernadette as a pet name
FurryName has found 37 dogs named Bernadette in public pet registers, making it the #2,680 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Port Moody (1), Richmond (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Bernadette as a dog name →
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