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Berniece

Pronounced B ER1 N IY0 S IY2 IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 128 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Berniece?

Berniece is a girls' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 10,369 children — the 1,381st most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2013 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1918, when 497 children were given it.

Bernyce is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Berniece and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Bernyce

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B ER1 N IY0 S IY2 IY1
Stress pattern:
1021
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Sibling names for Berniece

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Berniece?
Berniece ranks 1,381st among girls' names in US records, with 10,369 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 39.
Is Berniece a unisex name?
No. Berniece is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Berniece most popular?
1918, when 497 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2013.
How else is Berniece spelled?
Bernyce. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.