Bernice
#4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 98.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 6,190 births
- Debut · girls
- 59 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 38 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 182,130since 1880
Bernice over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,067 | 35 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,822 | 39 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,653 | 42 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,002 | 54 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,677 | 64 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,508 | 71 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,001 | 57 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,648 | 66 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,508 | 71 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,419 | 47 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,796 | 62 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,691 | 66 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,396 | 80 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,295 | 85 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,368 | 80 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,328 | 81 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,180 | 84 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,100 | 86 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,125 | 82 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,984 | 88 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,713 | 105 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,791 | 97 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,431 | 122 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,607 | 101 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,475 | 111 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,423 | 116 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,466 | 109 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,251 | 137 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,325 | 126 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #1,254 | 138 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,205 | 143 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,175 | 146 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #1,145 | 144 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,110 | 140 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,128 | 132 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,260 | 107 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,030 | 146 | — | |
| 1984 | #935 | 157 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,000 | 143 | — | |
| 1982 | #884 | 174 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #891 | 169 | — | |
| 1980 | #866 | 177 | — | |
| 1979 | #903 | 165 | — | |
| 1978 | #811 | 184 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #824 | 182 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #612 | 255 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #674 | 222 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #601 | 262 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #592 | 265 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #569 | 289 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #553 | 326 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #518 | 375 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #495 | 385 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #469 | 420 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #441 | 457 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #433 | 470 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #389 | 565 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #373 | 651 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #359 | 702 | #2,115 | 15 |
| 1962 | #342 | 761 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #344 | 764 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #319 | 872 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #319 | 852 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #301 | 889 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #288 | 982 | #1,837 | 19 |
| 1956 | #266 | 1,032 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1955 | #256 | 1,045 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #249 | 1,075 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #237 | 1,156 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #227 | 1,212 | #1,547 | 24 |
| 1951 | #213 | 1,286 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1950 | #206 | 1,300 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1949 | #198 | 1,380 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #185 | 1,489 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #172 | 1,688 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #179 | 1,468 | #1,409 | 25 |
| 1945 | #157 | 1,477 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1944 | #149 | 1,657 | #1,107 | 36 |
| 1943 | #143 | 1,890 | #1,106 | 38 |
| 1942 | #137 | 1,962 | #923 | 52 |
| 1941 | #133 | 1,934 | #987 | 42 |
| 1940 | #121 | 2,087 | #904 | 49 |
| 1939 | #116 | 2,123 | #857 | 51 |
| 1938 | #112 | 2,290 | #963 | 43 |
| 1937 | #104 | 2,384 | #880 | 49 |
| 1936 | #95 | 2,540 | #816 | 56 |
| 1935 | #90 | 2,777 | #697 | 75 |
| 1934 | #82 | 2,980 | #733 | 69 |
| 1933 | #83 | 3,009 | #710 | 72 |
| 1932 | #71 | 3,542 | #651 | 87 |
| 1931 | #63 | 3,821 | #717 | 72 |
| 1930 | #58 | 4,439 | #730 | 75 |
| 1929 | #55 | 4,551 | #649 | 90 |
| 1928 | #53 | 4,943 | #636 | 95 |
| 1927 | #49 | 5,305 | #576 | 115 |
| 1926 | #45 | 5,443 | #639 | 97 |
| 1925 | #46 | 5,728 | #678 | 89 |
| 1924 | #47 | 6,033 | #608 | 110 |
| 1923 | #43 | 5,809 | #625 | 104 |
| 1922 | #41 | 5,912 | #583 | 121 |
| 1921 | #39 | 6,190 | #580 | 119 |
| 1920 | #40 | 5,928 | #583 | 114 |
| 1919 | #42 | 5,793 | #593 | 103 |
| 1918 | #41 | 5,892 | #561 | 116 |
| 1917 | #42 | 5,546 | #713 | 73 |
| 1916 | #42 | 5,183 | #604 | 93 |
| 1915 | #42 | 4,937 | #589 | 93 |
| 1914 | #43 | 3,730 | #616 | 67 |
| 1913 | #45 | 3,036 | #615 | 51 |
| 1912 | #51 | 2,593 | #783 | 31 |
| 1911 | #51 | 1,915 | #605 | 25 |
| 1910 | #58 | 1,721 | #537 | 28 |
| 1909 | #62 | 1,337 | #574 | 21 |
| 1908 | #61 | 1,363 | #685 | 15 |
| 1907 | #65 | 1,185 | #495 | 22 |
| 1906 | #66 | 1,107 | #503 | 20 |
| 1905 | #74 | 1,032 | #507 | 20 |
| 1904 | #75 | 962 | #566 | 16 |
| 1903 | #77 | 868 | #696 | 11 |
| 1902 | #81 | 794 | #583 | 14 |
| 1901 | #86 | 660 | — | |
| 1900 | #96 | 702 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #103 | 515 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #96 | 619 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #103 | 519 | #495 | 16 |
| 1896 | #104 | 489 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #109 | 447 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #121 | 389 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #125 | 340 | — | |
| 1892 | #137 | 299 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #142 | 248 | #564 | 11 |
| 1890 | #154 | 229 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #154 | 206 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #177 | 157 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #178 | 127 | — | |
| 1886 | #173 | 135 | — | |
| 1885 | #193 | 96 | — | |
| 1884 | #208 | 83 | — | |
| 1883 | #210 | 69 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #229 | 57 | — | |
| 1881 | #222 | 48 | — | |
| 1880 | #201 | 59 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bernice was already there! It came in at #201, and was given to 59 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 53 girls a year got the name.
Where Bernice is popular in 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#75 · 1 in 304
- Georgia#101 · 1 in 442
- Alabama#104 · 1 in 481
- Wyoming#105 · 1 in 396
- South Carolina#122 · 1 in 499
Best ever in a state: #10 in Wisconsin, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #75 | 94 | 1 in 304 |
| Georgia | #101 | 97 | 1 in 442 |
| Alabama | #104 | 76 | 1 in 481 |
| Wyoming | #105 | 7 | 1 in 396 |
| South Carolina | #122 | 57 | 1 in 499 |
| New Mexico | #125 | 20 | 1 in 478 |
| North Dakota | #140 | 10 | 1 in 696 |
| Rhode Island | #162 | 7 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Virginia | #163 | 42 | 1 in 893 |
| North Carolina | #165 | 57 | 1 in 887 |
| Arizona | #167 | 14 | 1 in 699 |
| Arkansas | #173 | 22 | 1 in 937 |
| Hawaii | #175 | 8 | 1 in 653 |
| New Jersey | #177 | 39 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Tennessee | #177 | 35 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Florida | #178 | 32 | 1 in 964 |
| Connecticut | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 81 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Louisiana | #189 | 36 | 1 in 984 |
| Maryland | #200 | 19 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Kentucky | #204 | 24 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Illinois | #213 | 55 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Massachusetts | #214 | 22 | 1 in 2,107 |
| Michigan | #220 | 40 | 1 in 1,962 |
| New York | #220 | 99 | 1 in 1,512 |
| District of Columbia | #223 | 9 | 1 in 1,411 |
| West Virginia | #229 | 13 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Missouri | #238 | 20 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Ohio | #248 | 41 | 1 in 2,228 |
| Colorado | #254 | 9 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Nebraska | #265 | 6 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Iowa | #276 | 11 | 1 in 2,677 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,277 |
| California | #298 | 51 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Minnesota | #301 | 11 | 1 in 3,245 |
| Texas | #320 | 46 | 1 in 2,217 |
| Kansas | #336 | 6 | 1 in 3,255 |
| Washington | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,226 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 7 | 1 in 3,081 |
| Indiana | #423 | 8 | 1 in 5,666 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bernice
- 245 spots since 2024 (#3,822 → #4,067)
- 521 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #4,067)
- 1,066 spots since 2015 (#3,001 → #4,067)
- Biggest jump: 65 spots in 1984 (#1,000 → #935)
- Biggest drop: 212 spots in 1977 (#612 → #824)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #39 (6,190 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 38 yrs · run 1900–1936
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1984
- Highest: 1 in 195 girls born in 1917 were named Bernice (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 45,922 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #39 in 1921, was only 1 in 199 (0.50%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 30.7% of all girls named Bernice (55,842) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,037 | #154 (1889) | #195 |
| 1890s | 4,094 | #96 (1898) | #119 |
| 1900s | 10,010 | #61 (1908) | #74 |
| 1910s | 40,346 | #41 (1918) | #46 |
| 1920s | 55,842 | #39 (1921) | #46 |
| 1930s | 29,905 | #58 (1930) | #87 |
| 1940s | 17,032 | #121 (1940) | #157 |
| 1950s | 10,829 | #206 (1950) | #256 |
| 1960s | 6,047 | #319 (1960) | #396 |
| 1970s | 2,525 | #518 (1970) | #666 |
| 1980s | 1,489 | #866 (1980) | #1,025 |
| 1990s | 1,249 | #1,175 (1990) | #1,361 |
| 2000s | 868 | #1,713 (2001) | #2,128 |
| 2010s | 611 | #2,508 (2013) | #2,835 |
| 2020s | 246 | #3,112 (2021) | #3,708 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bernice in 1951
Top girls' names in 1951
Top boys' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 1,400 of them was named Bernice, which outranked 96.6% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 67,244 of them was named Bernice, which outranked 66.9% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,373Vernard29
- #1,373Vester29
- #1,373Wynn29
- #1,407Bernice28
- #1,407Ardell28
- #1,407Arvil28
- #1,407Barrie28
- #1,430Aloysius27
- #1,430Bernell27
- #1,430Creighton27
Tied with 22 names at #1,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.