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
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berenize's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2003)
12
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 1994199619982000200220052009 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Berenize by state

Where Berenize concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berenize
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 19.2%
California share of Berenize's total US births 19.2%

19 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berenize?
99 babies have been named Berenize since 1994. All-time, it sits at #27,191 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2003 with 12 births.
Where does Berenize sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berenize ranks #27,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berenize most popular?
Berenize was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Berenize most popular?
The top states for the name Berenize are California (19 births).
How long has the name Berenize been used?
Records for Berenize go back to 1994, giving 16 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Berenize?
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.

What to do with Berenize's data

  • 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.