Bernice

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Bernice is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 185,497 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 182,094 as girls and 3,403 as boys. Bernice gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #419 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 39
2023 36
2022 42
2021 52
2020 42
2019 54
2018 64
2017 71
2016 53
2015 57
2014 65
2013 71
2012 47
2011 62
2010 66
2009 80
2008 85
2007 80
2006 81
2005 84
2004 86
2003 82
2002 88
2001 105
2000 97
1999 122
1998 101
1997 111
1996 116
1995 109
1994 137
1993 132
1992 138
1991 143
1990 151
1989 144
1988 140
1987 132
1986 107
1985 146
1984 157
1983 143
1982 180
1981 169
1980 177
1979 165
1978 189
1977 187
1976 260
1975 228
1974 269
1973 275
1972 299
1971 331
1970 384
1969 399
1968 430
1967 464
1966 487
1965 577
1964 667
1963 717
1962 773
1961 773
1960 884
1959 872
1958 908
1957 1,001
1956 1,055
1955 1,068
1954 1,097
1953 1,172
1952 1,236
1951 1,314
1950 1,322
1949 1,414
1948 1,508
1947 1,724
1946 1,493
1945 1,500
1944 1,694
1943 1,928
1942 2,014
1941 1,976
1940 2,136
1939 2,174
1938 2,333
1937 2,433
1936 2,596
1935 2,852
1934 3,049
1933 3,080
1932 3,629
1931 3,894
1930 4,514
1929 4,641
1928 5,038
1927 5,420
1926 5,540
1925 5,817
1924 6,143
1923 5,913
1922 6,033
1921 6,309
1920 6,042
1919 5,896
1918 6,008
1917 5,619
1916 5,276
1915 5,030
1914 3,797
1913 3,087
1912 2,624
1911 1,940
1910 1,749
1909 1,358
1908 1,378
1907 1,207
1906 1,127
1905 1,052
1904 978
1903 879
1902 808
1901 660
1900 712
1899 523
1898 628
1897 535
1896 498
1895 453
1894 395
1893 340
1892 304
1891 259
1890 237
1889 213
1888 162
1887 127
1886 135
1885 96
1884 83
1883 76
1882 57
1881 48
1880 59