Bernadette vs Cait
Bernadette and Caitcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Bernadette was ranked #407 and Cait #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Bernadette was ranked #896 and Cait #431 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Bernadette was ranked #1687 and Cait #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernadette and Cait over time
Bernadette and Cait appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Bernadette held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cait in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Bernadette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cait in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bernadette and Cait changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2015, ending at #896 and #431.
- Longest-running competitions
Bernadette and Cait were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1967 to 2015, ending at #896 and #431.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bernadette #620 in 1996, Cait #1234 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1967–2015
Bernadette held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Cait in 13.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Cait #202 in 2000.
The order changed in 2008: Cait moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #505 and #705; by 2008 that had become #862 and #501.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Bernadette #896, Cait #431.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2020
Bernadette held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Cait in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Cait #1234 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Bernadette #1687, Cait #5493.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bernadette | Cait |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Cait.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Bernadette
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cait
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls