Bernadette vs Lavinia
Bernadette and Laviniacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Bernadette was ranked #736 and Lavinia #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Bernadette was ranked #1719 and Lavinia #1166 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernadette and Lavinia over time
Bernadette and Lavinia appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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 Lavinia 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 Lavinia changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #736 and #556.
- Longest-running competitions
Bernadette and Lavinia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1719 and #1166.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1966–2024
Bernadette held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Lavinia in 5.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Lavinia #284 in 1976.
The order changed in 2023: Lavinia moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #700 and #834; by 2023 that had become #856 and #856.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernadette #736, Lavinia #556.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Bernadette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lavinia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Lavinia #622 in 2016.
The order changed in 2007: Lavinia moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1435 and #1585; by 2007 that had become #2233 and #1234.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #1719, Lavinia #1166.
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 | Lavinia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1166 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Lavinia.
- 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 #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lavinia
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls