Recorded 1989–1997 Girls' name Peak 1994 56 births

Bereniz — girls' name

56 babies named Bereniz in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s50
1990s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Bereniz was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bereniz in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bereniz

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Bereniz between 1989 and 1997, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bereniz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bereniz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bereniz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bereniz in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bereniz 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 56 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.

Bereniz at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

56

Since 1989

9 years of records

Peak year

1994

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1989

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1997

Bereniz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1989

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 19971995199419931992199119901989 6

Bereniz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 89% of Bereniz's all-time total
1980s61990s50

Bereniz by state

Where Bereniz concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bereniz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.9%
#2 Texas
5 8.9%
California share of Bereniz's total US births 8.9%
Even split

5 of 56 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bereniz?
56 babies have been named Bereniz since 1989. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1994 with 11 births.
When was Bereniz most popular?
Bereniz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Bereniz most popular?
The top states for the name Bereniz are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Bereniz been used?
Bereniz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 9 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Bereniz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–1997 (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.