Girls' name · since 1966
Beronica
Beronica has 1,010 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,010
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,010 girls have been named Beronica since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beronica has been recorded 1,010 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2007.
- #7,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,010 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beronica ranks #7,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,010 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,010
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Beronica's 1,010 recorded births place it above 89.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Beronica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beronica's full recorded timeline at 1987, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beronica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2007
- Peak year (1979)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Beronica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (343 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Beronica's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Beronica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
305 births
- 1980s
1980s
343 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 343 births (34% of all-time use).
How Beronica 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 Beronica's total volume
Beronica by state
Where Beronica concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 308 | 30.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 115 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
308 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Beronica's data
- Beronica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Beronicas (308 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beronica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1966–2007 (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 Beronica 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.