Bernadette
Bernadette is a female given name: 99% of people named Bernadette are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 60 male / 53,486 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bernadette
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bernadette," in English, "Guten Tag Bernadette," in German. Bernadette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Bernadette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Bernadette,
German
Guten Tag Bernadette,
French
Bonjour Bernadette,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bernadette:
Chinese
Bernadette您好：
Japanese
Bernadette様
English
Hi Bernadette,
German
Hi Bernadette,
French
Salut Bernadette,
Spanish
Hola Bernadette,
Chinese
Bernadette你好：
Japanese
Bernadetteさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
60 male · 53,486 female · 53,546 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bernadette a male or female name?
Bernadette is a female given name: 99% of people named Bernadette are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Bernadette in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bernadette," in English, "Guten Tag Bernadette," in German. Bernadette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Bernadette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Bernadette a unisex name?
Bernadette is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Bernadette are men. Bernadette leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Bernadette a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bernadette (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bernadette,
title = {Is Bernadette a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bernadette},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}