Girls' name · since 1886
Berniece
9,909 babies named Berniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,909
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
9,909 girls have been named Berniece since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berniece has been recorded 9,909 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2013.
- #1,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,909 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berniece ranks #1,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,909 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,909
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berniece's 9,909 recorded births place it above 97.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Missouri.
Berniece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berniece's full recorded timeline at 1938, 14% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 86% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 476 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berniece popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2013
- Peak year (1918)
- 476
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Berniece by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,417 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Berniece's strongest decade.
3,417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Berniece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 188
1890s
188 births
- 1900s 614
1900s
614 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,023 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,417 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,462 births
- 1940s 691
1940s
691 births
- 1950s 299
1950s
299 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,417 births (34% of all-time use).
How Berniece 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 Berniece's total volume
Berniece by state
Where Berniece concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 598 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 537 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 521 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 429 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 387 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 361 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 358 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 326 | 3.3% |
598 of 9,909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Berniece appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berniece's data
- Berniece's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,417 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Bernieces (598 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Berniece: 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 (~127 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, 1886–2013 (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 Berniece 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.