Girls' name · since 1883
Berenice
9,513 babies named Berenice in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,513
- born since 1883
- 1990s
- peak decade
Berenice currently ranks #4760 among girls' names in America, with 9,513 babies recorded since 1883.
Berenice has 9,513 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4760 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,760 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,513 born since 1883
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenice ranks #1,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,513 born since 1883, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,513
- born since 1883
- 1990s
- peak decade
Berenice's 9,513 recorded births place it above 97.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Berenice compares
9,513 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Berenice's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berenice | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,513 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 326 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berenice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berenice splits its recorded history at 1953: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 326 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berenice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 326
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Berenice popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1993 (Berenice as boys' name)
Berenice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,552 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Berenice's strongest decade.
2,552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Berenice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 57
1880s
57 births
- 1890s 231
1890s
231 births
- 1900s 288
1900s
288 births
- 1910s 712
1910s
712 births
- 1920s 570
1920s
570 births
- 1930s 190
1930s
190 births
- 1940s 110
1940s
110 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 182
1970s
182 births
- 1980s 788
1980s
788 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,552 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,482 births
- 2010s 950
2010s
950 births
- 2020s 262
2020s
262 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,552 births (27% of all-time use).
How Berenice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Berenice's total volume
Berenice by state
Where Berenice concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,031 | 31.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,324 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 602 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 303 | 3.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 275 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 110 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 87 | 0.9% |
3,031 of 9,513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Berenice appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berenice's data
- Berenice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,552 total births); usage has since declined to 262 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Berenices (3,031 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berenice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Berenice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.