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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bernardine

Bernardine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 777th; the most babies were born in 1925 (85). More babies were named Bernardine in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192585 babies
Total since 1880
3,128babies recorded

Bernardine popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,8648
1960#1,89136
1950#1,52837
1940#88765
1930#80877
1920#1,00654
1910#89723
1900#1,4498
1890#87610
1880——

How popular is Bernardine, counting every spelling?

Bernardine has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bernardine?

About 900 people born in the US named Bernardine are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 83. That makes Bernardine a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Bernardine by state

How common Bernardine was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.7×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesWI0.13Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMN0.07Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMA0.06Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesPA0.17New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMD0.10Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bernardine, girls, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bernardine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bernardine, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bernardine

How popular is the name Bernardine?

Bernardine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 777th; the most babies were born in 1925 (85). More babies were named Bernardine in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Bernardine a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,128 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Bernardine most popular?

In 1923–1927, Bernardine was most common in Pennsylvania (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Maryland.