Girls' name · since 1891
Berneice
3,208 babies named Berneice in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,208
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,208 girls have been named Berneice since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Berneice has 3,208 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1976.
- #3,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,208 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berneice ranks #3,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,208 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,208
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berneice's 3,208 recorded births place it above 95.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Berneice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berneice's full recorded timeline at 1930, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 154 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berneice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1976
- Peak year (1918)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Berneice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,080 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Berneice's strongest decade.
1,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Berneice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 54
1890s
54 births
- 1900s 217
1900s
217 births
- 1910s
1910s
908 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,080 births
- 1930s
1930s
548 births
- 1940s 244
1940s
244 births
- 1950s 115
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,080 births (34% of all-time use).
How Berneice 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 Berneice's total volume
Berneice by state
Where Berneice concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 185 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 125 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 117 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 104 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 103 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 97 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 80 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 76 | 2.4% |
185 of 3,208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Berneice appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berneice's data
- Berneice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,080 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Berneices (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berneice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1891–1976 (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 Berneice 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.