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Bernadette vs Codie

Bernadette and Codiecompared 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 2008, Bernadette was ranked #439 and Codie #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Bernadette was ranked #742 and Codie #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Bernadette was ranked #1603 and Codie #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Bernadette and Codie over time

Bernadette and Codie appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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 Codie 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 Codie changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1995 and 2009, ending at #742 and #742.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19962024

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Codie in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Codie #324 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2018: Bernadette moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #2341 and #2201; by 2018 that had become #1649 and #3985.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernadette #1603, Codie #4843.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19952009

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Codie in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #164 in 1997, Codie #413 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Bernadette #742, Codie #742.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Bernadette, Codie
FieldBernadetteCodie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Codie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Bernadette

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Codie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2011

    Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls