Over the past 110 years, 48 229 girls have been named Bernadette. The name Bernadette ranks 535th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bernadette in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Bernadette came in the 1940s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.