Berniece

Last seen for girls in 2013 at #14,582

Peak · girls
1918 · 476 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,909
since 1886

Berniece over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Berniece has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #291, 1918girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirls
rankbirths
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2014—
2013#14,5826
2012#16,8695
2011—
2010#14,9596
2009—
2008#17,5045
2007—
2006#15,1526
2005#14,5026
2004#16,0995
2003—
2002—
2001#15,3525
2000—
1999—
1998#12,4266
1997—
1996—
1995—
1994—
1993#8,7199
1992#11,7386
1991#13,1475
1990—
1989—
1988—
1987—
1986—
1985—
1984—
1983—
1982#10,5175
1981—
1980#10,3925
1979#10,2105
1978—
1977—
1976—
1975—
1974#8,7755
1973#7,4356
1972#5,10910
1971#5,5439
1970#7,0706
1969#6,6176
1968—
1967—
1966#4,4939
1965—
1964#5,0088
1963#4,01911
1962#3,16116
1961#3,06017
1960#2,72920
1959#2,51721
1958#2,16727
1957#2,82317
1956#1,93131
1955#1,80334
1954#1,94929
1953#1,50342
1952#1,68034
1951#1,74031
1950#1,62633
1949#1,26552
1948#1,17359
1947#1,17059
1946#1,14855
1945#1,12249
1944#88874
1943#86182
1942#77396
1941#76888
1940#80877
1939#71491
1938#659108
1937#631115
1936#627111
1935#548137
1934#513157
1933#536140
1932#500174
1931#460197
1930#442232
1929#434229
1928#415270
1927#405285
1926#369335
1925#368342
1924#375331
1923#345364
1922#327398
1921#325416
1920#309447
1919#316400
1918#291476
1917#302422
1916#305389
1915#296385
1914#312282
1913#310235
1912#336185
1911#360122
1910#354127
1909#44569
1908#37591
1907#39182
1906#41567
1905#42066
1904#45651
1903#40661
1902#43451
1901#47540
1900#57636
1899#56529
1898#52735
1897#59426
1896#68821
1895#85814
1894#66420
1893#90111
1892#70617
1891#1,0937
1890#1,0068
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1887—
1886#8977
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First appearance
1886

The first year at least five girls were named Berniece! It came in at #897, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1889, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Berniece is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #178 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsMNIllinois: #289 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,962 girlsILWisconsin: #256 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,553 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 888 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #191 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsSDIowa: #182 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsIAIndiana: #238 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsINOhio: #434 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,430 girlsOHPennsylvania: #413 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,102 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedCAUtah: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 721 girlsUTColorado: #271 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsCONebraska: #194 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNEMissouri: #197 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,286 girlsMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,172 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedNMKansas: #203 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsKSArkansas: #203 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #463 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,912 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,832 girlsOKLouisiana: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,869 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedMSAlabama: #345 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,958 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedHITexas: #434 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Berniece, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#166 · 1 in 721
  2. Oregon#166 · 1 in 888
  3. Minnesota#178 · 1 in 1,202
  4. Iowa#182 · 1 in 1,098
  5. South Dakota#191 · 1 in 1,056

Best ever in a state: #84 in South Dakota, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#16671 in 888
Utah#16671 in 721
Minnesota#178191 in 1,202
Iowa#182201 in 1,098
South Dakota#19161 in 1,056
Nebraska#194101 in 1,242
Missouri#197251 in 1,286
Arkansas#203211 in 1,032
Kansas#203131 in 1,276
Indiana#238141 in 2,017
Wisconsin#256101 in 2,518
Michigan#266161 in 2,553
Colorado#27151 in 1,842
Oklahoma#282141 in 1,832
Illinois#289211 in 2,962
Alabama#345111 in 2,958
Kentucky#353101 in 3,172
Pennsylvania#413141 in 7,102
Ohio#43491 in 6,430
Texas#434221 in 2,837
North Carolina#46371 in 5,912
Louisiana#50651 in 4,869
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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 Berniece
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2013
  • Biggest jump: 387 spots in 1892 (#1,093 → #706)
  • Biggest drop: 234 spots in 1945 (#888 → #1,122)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1918 at #291 (476 births)
  • Births halved by 1929, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1892–1944
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,432
  • Highest: 1 in 2,432 girls born in 1918 were named Berniece (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 292,458 girls born in 2013 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 34.5% of all girls named Berniece (3,417) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7#897 (1886)#897
1890s188#527 (1898)#760
1900s614#375 (1908)#439
1910s3,023#291 (1918)#318
1920s3,417#309 (1920)#367
1930s1,462#442 (1930)#563
1940s691#768 (1941)#998
1950s299#1,503 (1953)#1,974
1960s87#2,729 (1960)#4,155
1970s41#5,109 (1972)#7,357
1980s10#10,392 (1980)#10,455
1990s26#8,719 (1993)#11,508
2000s27#14,502 (2005)#15,722
2010s17#14,582 (2013)#15,470

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.

Berniece in 1924

girls
#375
331 births · 1 in 3,773 girls

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #375Berniece331
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 3,773 of them was named Berniece, which outranked 93.6% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Berniece
  1. #372Maryann335
  2. #373Antonia334
  3. #374Iona332
  4. #375Berniece331
  5. #376Adelaide330
  6. #377Mona329
  7. #378Florine320
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →