How Many People Are Named Bernadette Peters?

There are approximately 15 people named Bernadette Peters living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bernadette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Peters. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 22,850,289 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bernadette

Last Name

Peters

Bernadette: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bernadette. The peak year was 1958 with 1,494 births. The average person named Bernadette today is 57 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Bernadette

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bernadette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (17.25%) and Hispanic (12.02%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bernadette in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bernadette rose or fell over time.

White

59.06%

Black

17.25%

Hispanic

12.02%

Asian/Pacific Islander

8.18%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.17%

Two or More Races

2.32%

Ancestry of the Peters Surname

The surname Peters was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Peters in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

79.54%

Black

10.52%

Hispanic

3.65%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.24%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.23%

Two or More Races

3.82%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bernadette" has an estimated frequency of 0.0101% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Peters" appears at a rate of 44.19 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bernadette are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 15 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bernadette

Bernadette Smith Bernadette Johnson Bernadette Williams Bernadette Brown Bernadette Jones Bernadette Garcia

Other people with the surname Peters

Michael Peters James Peters John Peters David Peters Robert Peters William Peters Mary Peters Nicholas Peters

Bernadette Peters: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bernadette Peters?

We estimate approximately 15 people named Bernadette Peters are alive in the United States today. The first name Bernadette is shared by 34,636 Americans, and the surname Peters is shared by 151,480.

How rare is the name Bernadette Peters?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans. The first name Bernadette is uncommon and the surname Peters is common.

Is Bernadette a male or female name?

Bernadette is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1958 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bernadette?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bernadette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (17.25%) and Hispanic (12.02%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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