Bernadetta
Bernadetta is a female French and Polish variation of the name Bernard, which means "brave as a bear". Notable persons with that name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bernadetta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bernadetta is a female French and Polish variation of the name Bernard, which means "brave as a bear". Notable persons with that name include:
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The Story of Bernadetta
Bernadetta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 11 Bernadettas were born — ranking #2,822 that year. As of 2026, Bernadetta ranks #7,174 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 199 Bernadettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Bernadetta
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- Bernadetta Blechacz (born 1955), Polish javelin thrower
- Bernadeta Bocek-Piotrowska (born 1970), Polish cross country skier
- Bernadetta Matuszczak (1931–2021), Polish composer
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Names that sound like Bernadetta
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bernadetta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bernadette
- Benedetta
- Benedetto
- Benedetti
- Bernardino
- Bernadine
- Bernita
- Benedicta
- Benedight
- Benedicto
- Biodata
- Beretta
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About the name Bernadetta
Bernadetta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 199 births in the dataset. Bernadetta's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Bernadetta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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