# Bernadine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bernadine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 21,933 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 21,933 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Bernardine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | 11,769 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11,054 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,806 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,702 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12,619 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15,263 |
| 2011 | 6 | 15,127 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15,265 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,125 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,650 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14,068 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,638 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,366 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,668 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,465 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 3,795 |

## People named Bernadine

- Bernadine Bezuidenhout, cricketer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.