Recorded 1919–1931 Girls' name Peak 1919 10 births

Bearnice — girls' name

10 babies named Bearnice in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bearnice was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bearnice in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bearnice

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Bearnice between 1919 and 1931, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bearnice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bearnice performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bearnice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bearnice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bearnice at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

10

Since 1919

13 years of records

Peak year

1919

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1919

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1931

Bearnice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1919

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1919)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 19311919 5

Bearnice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Bearnice's all-time total
1910s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bearnice?
10 babies have been named Bearnice since 1919. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1919 with 5 births.
When was Bearnice most popular?
Bearnice was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Bearnice been used?
Bearnice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 13 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Bearnice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrix, Beaulah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.