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Bernice

Girl

Origin of the name

Bernice is a form of Berenice, from the Greek Pherenikē, “bringer of victory.”

Short-lived name

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1921 was its best year: 6,190 births, or 1 baby in 377. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 4066. 31% of all babies named Bernice since 1880 were born in the 1920s.
182,130births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 39rank at its peak, in 1921

Where babies named Bernice are born

1921

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Bernice is most common in North Dakota (2.7 times), Mississippi (2.6) and Alabama (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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