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Bernice

/bɚˈnis/ · 98% girls · 35 born in 2025

Bernice has been given to about 185,533 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/bɚˈnis/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 56,839
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bernice per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 6,309
  • Born in 202535
  • All time185,533
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Bernice?

Its best year was 1921, when 6,309 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called Bernice is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Bernice

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vernice0.89
  2. Berniece0.87
  3. Berenice0.87
  4. Denice0.79
  5. Eunice0.75
  6. Bennie0.73
  7. Bertie0.73
  8. Beatrice0.68

Middle names for Bernice

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bernice Catherine0.84
  2. Bernice Josephine0.84
  3. Bernice Rose0.83
  4. Bernice Marie0.83
  5. Bernice Jane0.83
  6. Bernice Louise0.83

Sibling names for Bernice

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lucillesister · 0.98
  2. Edithsister · 0.96
  3. Verasister · 0.96
  4. Clydebrother · 0.95
  5. Francisbrother · 0.93
  6. Sambrother · 0.93

Where Bernice is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bernice White0.78
    2. Bernice Nguyen0.78
    3. Bernice Moore0.78
    4. Bernice Hill0.78
    5. Bernice Hall0.78
    6. Bernice Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bernice

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.