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Berenice

Girl

Origin of the name

Berenice comes from the Greek Pherenikē, “bringer of victory,” like Veronica. Racine made her the heroine of his tragedy Bérénice.

Classic name

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1995 was its best year: 326 births, or 1 baby in 11,228. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 139 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 4757.
9,513births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 656rank at its peak, in 1995

Where babies named Berenice are born

1995

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The darker the blue, the more common Berenice is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Berenice is most common in California (4.3 times), Arizona (3.1) and Texas (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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