Bernette
Bernette is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bernette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bernette is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bernette
Bernette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1948, when 23 Bernettes were born — ranking #2,008 that year. As of 2026, Bernette ranks #10,208 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 787 Bernettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bernette
Bernette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 787 births in the dataset. Bernette's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #2,008. Use the chart and map above to compare Bernette'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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