Bernadette is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bernadette in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1719
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About the Name Bernadette
Bernadette is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 84 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #620 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Bernadette is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bernadette in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Bernadette
Bernadette Kakounan — Bernadette Amani Kakounan is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Ivory Coast women's national team.
Bernadette Chirac — Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnadɛt teʁɛz maʁi ʃiʁak]; née Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey — Josephine Bernadette McAliskey, usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bernadette
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Bernadette per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bernadette in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bernadette has been fairly steady, ranked #1,719 in 2025 against #1,687 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #620 in 1996.
Bernadette is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Bernadette include: Bernadette Kakounan, Bernadette Chirac and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bernadette does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Bernadettes in the wild.
17
UK babies named Bernadette (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bernadette
Almost certainly the only Bernadette in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bernadette
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Bernadette Amani Kakounan is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Ivory Coast women's national team.
Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnadɛt teʁɛz maʁi ʃiʁak]; née Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.
Bernadette Ramirez Herrera is a Filipina politician who served as Deputy Minority Leader Philippine House of Representatives and First Representative of the Bagong Henerasyon party-list.