Given name & surname
Berdine
“one who has bearlike strength and courage”
Berdine is a variant of Bernadine. In English use, Bernadine carries the interpretation “one who has bearlike strength and courage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berdine is a variant of Bernadine. In English use, Bernadine carries the interpretation “one who has bearlike strength and courage.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berdine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 433
- 0 boys · 433 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 15 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 as a first name in 2020; 564 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berdine’s family of names
Berdine has a related form in Bernadine. In English usage, Berdine as a surname has a related form in BERDIN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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