Berenice
Greek name, the Macedonian version of Pherenike, which joins pherein, to bring, with nike, victory; Ptolemaic queens carried it.
Berenice in 2025
Berenice was given to 28 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,294th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 118,405 babies born.
The history of Berenice
Berenice reached its highest point in 1995, when 331 babies were given the name, ranking 1,200th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 815th, in 1898.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 9,524 babies have been named Berenice. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Berenice by decade
| Decade | Babies named Berenice | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 57 | 958 |
| 1890s | 231 | 815 |
| 1900s | 288 | 846 |
| 1910s | 712 | 1,057 |
| 1920s | 570 | 1,422 |
| 1930s | 190 | 2,601 |
| 1940s | 110 | 3,258 |
| 1950s | 78 | 4,912 |
| 1960s | 61 | 6,426 |
| 1970s | 182 | 3,680 |
| 1980s | 788 | 1,780 |
| 1990s | 2,563 | 1,200 |
| 2000s | 2,482 | 1,383 |
| 2010s | 950 | 2,694 |
| 2020s | 262 | 4,710 |
Where Berenice is heading
Berenice has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 59 babies in 2015 to 28 in 2025.
Names like Berenice
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Berenice.