Girls' name · since 1994
Berenize
99 babies named Berenize in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Berenize is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 99 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenize has been recorded 99 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2009.
- #27,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenize ranks #27,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Berenize's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Berenize's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berenize splits its recorded history at 2000: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berenize popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2009
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2009.
99 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 12 births in a single year.
Berenize by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Berenize's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Berenize births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (58% of all-time use).
Berenize decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Berenize by state
Where Berenize concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 19.2% |
19 of 99 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 19.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Berenizes (19 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 Berenize: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1994–2009 (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 Berenize 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.
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