Berniece
A respelling of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, which joins pherein, to bring, with nike, victory; a Berenice appears in the Book of Acts.
Berniece in 2025
Berniece was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Berniece has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Berniece
Berniece reached its highest point in 1918, when 476 babies were given the name, ranking 537th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 9,909 babies have been named Berniece. Half of them were born before 1922, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Berniece by decade
| Decade | Babies named Berniece | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 1,594 |
| 1890s | 188 | 843 |
| 1900s | 614 | 595 |
| 1910s | 3,023 | 537 |
| 1920s | 3,417 | 571 |
| 1930s | 1,462 | 794 |
| 1940s | 691 | 1,375 |
| 1950s | 299 | 2,546 |
| 1960s | 87 | 4,278 |
| 1970s | 41 | 7,725 |
| 1980s | 10 | 15,429 |
| 1990s | 26 | 13,702 |
| 2000s | 27 | 23,336 |
| 2010s | 17 | 24,034 |
Where Berniece is heading
Berniece was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Berniece is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Berniece
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Berniece.