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Bernadette vs Sinead

Bernadette and Sineadcompared 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 2015, Bernadette was ranked #426 and Sinead #269 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Bernadette was ranked #871 and Sinead #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Bernadette was ranked #1719 and Sinead #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

Bernadette and Sinead over time

Bernadette and Sinead appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Sinead held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bernadette 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 Sinead 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 Sinead changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1719 and #3333.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bernadette and Sinead were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1719 and #3333.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2019

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Sinead in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Sinead #2 in 1975.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Bernadette #871, Sinead #871.

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

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sinead in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Sinead #154 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2024: Bernadette moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1774 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #1603 and #3695.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #1719, Sinead #3333.

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 Sinead

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bernadette, Sinead
FieldBernadetteSinead
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedIrish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette
Pronunciation/ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Bernadette does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Sinead.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Bernadette doesn't have one written yet.
  • 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 #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sinead

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2022

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls