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Girl name

Berniece

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Berniece has been given to about 9,909 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,139
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Berniece per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 476
  • Born in 20250
  • All time9,909

How popular is Berniece?

Its best year was 1918, when 476 babies were given the name, ranking 291st. The typical living American called Berniece is about 89 years old today.

Names that sound like Berniece

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bernice0.87
  2. Vernice0.78
  3. Berenice0.74
  4. Denice0.68
  5. Eunice0.64
  6. Bernadette0.64
  7. Bennie0.62
  8. Bertie0.62

Middle names for Berniece

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

Sibling names for Berniece

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.90
  2. Cleoeither · 0.90
  3. Opalsister · 0.88
  4. Ilasister · 0.88
  5. Forestbrother · 0.79
  6. Archiebrother · 0.78

Where Berniece is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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