Bernice

Girl name

Bernice has been given to 185,533 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin

Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē)API.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

185,533

Peak year

1921 (6,309 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bernice.

188,695 babies since 1880

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