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The name Bernadette peaked for boys at #3012 in 1967. Bernadette is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Bernadette is a girl's name of German, French origin meaning "brave as a bear".

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Although feminizations ending in "ette" are not particularly popular now, Bernadette is a pleasant, feminine, but strong name that doesn't feel prohibitively dated. And though strongly associated with the saint who saw visions of the Virgin Mary—Saint Bernadette of Lourdes—it is now no longer strictly inhabiting the Catholic diocese. 
 Bernadette was much more widely used at one time than it is now. The year after Saint Bernadette was canonized, her name reached Number 252, and not long after the successful film The Song of Bernadette was released, it hit Number 188 in 1946.
 Bernadette Peters is a contemporary bearer, and Minnie Driver's breakthrough film role was as Bernadette "Benny" Hogan in Circle of Friends.

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The name Bernadette is currently ranked #893 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #188 in 1946. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in BERNADETTE, BERNADETTE, and BERNADETTE. Bernadette is occasionally used for boys in 1983.

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