Girl name#238 of girl names
Bernice
Pronounced B ER0 N IY1 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Bernice?
Bernice is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 185,497 children — the 238th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 29% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1921, when 6,190 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B ER0 N IY1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bernice
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bernice
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bernice?
- Bernice ranks 238th among girls' names in US records, with 185,497 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 510.
- Is Bernice a unisex name?
- No. Bernice is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bernice most popular?
- 1921, when 6,190 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.