Bernadine vs Petrina
Bernadine and Petrinacompared 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 1982, Bernadine was ranked #425 and Petrina #355 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Bernadine was ranked #3795 and Petrina #3126 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernadine and Petrina over time
Bernadine and Petrina appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Petrina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bernadine 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Bernadine #317 in 1973, Petrina #305 in 1973.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1968–1982
Bernadine held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Petrina in 8.
Highest recorded here: Bernadine #317 in 1973, Petrina #305 in 1973.
The order changed in 1978: Petrina moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #393 and #428; by 1978 that had become #522 and #388.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Bernadine #425, Petrina #355.
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 | Bernadine | Petrina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3795 (1996) | England and Wales · Girls #5556 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernadine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Petrina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bernadine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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
Highest recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Petrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–1990
Highest recorded position: #305 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1968–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #5556 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.
England and Wales · Girls