The first name Bernice
A girl’s name from Greek.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Bernice, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 23 births (#1,411).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bernice with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bernice at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 girls born in the United States were named Bernice, the 4,082nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 6,190 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Bernice mean?
- Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).
- What is the origin of the name Bernice?
- Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).
- How popular is the name Bernice?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Bernice, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2017, with 23 births.
- Is Bernice a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 185,533 US babies named Bernice since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bernice most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 6,190 babies were named Bernice, its highest rank at 39th.