Girls' name · since 1982
Berenis
161 babies named Berenis in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Berenis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 161 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Berenis recorded 161 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2009.
- #22,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenis ranks #22,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Berenis's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Berenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berenis splits its recorded history at 1995: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berenis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Berenis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Berenis's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Berenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (67% of all-time use).
Berenis by state
Where Berenis concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 39.1% |
63 of 161 births nationwide.
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- Berenis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bereniss (63 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Berenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1982–2009 (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 Berenis 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.