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Bernadette vs Elizabeth

Bernadette and Elizabethcompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1970, Bernadette was ranked #95 and Elizabeth #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Bernadette was ranked #1719 and Elizabeth #74 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Bernadette was ranked #718 and Elizabeth #76 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Bernadette was ranked #407 and Elizabeth #87 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Bernadette and Elizabeth over time

Bernadette and Elizabeth appear together in 3 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Elizabeth held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Bernadette in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Bernadette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elizabeth 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bernadette and Elizabeth were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1719 and #74.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bernadette #620 in 1996, Elizabeth #26 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #15 and #6 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #718 and #76.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2025

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 55.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Elizabeth #5 in 1969.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #718, Elizabeth #76.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Elizabeth #26 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #1719, Elizabeth #74.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1958–1970

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #79 in 1958, Elizabeth #14 in 1965.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1970: Bernadette #95, Elizabeth #19.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bernadette

Pairs where Bernadette shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Elizabeth

Pairs where Elizabeth shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bernadette, Elizabeth
FieldBernadetteElizabeth
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
Pronunciation/ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/
Syllables44
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #74 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded65/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Bernadette does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bernadette and Elizabeth both have 4 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Bernadette doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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 #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Elizabeth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls