Bernadine

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bernadine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bernadine: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #262, and it was last ranked in 1996.

2registrars recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
33years from first to last
#262highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1996

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 30 years from 1964 to 1993.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–1996 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Bernadine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Bernadine in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	29	6 of 10	5
1970s	33	7 of 10	5
1980s	17	4 of 10	4
1990s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Bernadine appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #262 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Bernadine's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#488	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#432	5	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#522	3	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#429	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#317	9	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	6	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#447	3	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#327	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	6	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#310	5	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#262	7	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1964 and 1996, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #262, first reached in 1965.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Berkay · #1202, 26y
Bernadette · #12, 66y
Bernard · #33, 74y
Bernardo · #329, 21y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cathleen · #262, 23y
Antoin · #263, 20y
Darron · #260, 15y
Zayaan · #264, 23y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Blanaid · #262, 19y
Cathleen · #262, 23y
Corinna · #262, 34y
Jana · #262, 58y

Bernadine was ranked #262 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1965. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Bernadine and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Bernadine without appearing here.

Bernadine moved ahead of

Ada Compare
In 1981 they stood at #522 and #522 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #425 and #523.

Moved ahead of Bernadine

Hayley Compare
In 1986 they stood at #425 and #467 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1987 that had become #488 and #242.
Jessica Compare
In 1971 they stood at #349 and #383 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1972 that had become #471 and #237.
Katie Compare
In 1977 they stood at #317 and #508 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1978 that had become #522 and #302.
Danielle Compare
In 1971 they stood at #349 and #383 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1972 that had become #471 and #269.

Moved the opposite way to Bernadine

Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 while Amy went from #262 to #8.
Andrea Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 while Andrea went from #215 to #113.
Melanie Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 while Melanie went from #385 to #223.
Natasha Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 while Natasha went from #385 to #70.

Moved the same way as Bernadine

Mona Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 and Mona from #297 to #516.
Tina Compare
Between 1965 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #262 to #516 and Tina from #262 to #516.
Camilla Compare
Between 1966 and 1993 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Bernadine went from #310 to #516 and Camilla from #236 to #415.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 1996. Highest recorded position: #262 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Bernadine

Bernadine at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Bernadine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Bernadine appears in

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Bernadine at a glance

Bernadine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Bernadine moved ahead of

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