Name Legacy

Berneice

Recorded 1891–1976 · United States

Berneice was most popular in 1918, when 154 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,046 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,208 people named Berneice.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#1,046
Births that year154
Total since 18803,208
Given to100% girls

Berneice over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Berneice’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berneice a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berneice is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,208 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Berneice is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org