Girl · #14,580 in 2026

Berniece

Berniece is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

  • English
Current Rank
#14,580
Peak Rank
#291 (1918)
Total Babies
10K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1886
First Year
2013
Last Year
1918
Peak Year
#291
Peak Rank
10K
Total Count
98
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Berniece

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Berniece is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Berniece

American parents first put Berniece on the record books as a baby girl name in 1886, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 476 Bernieces were born — ranking #291 that year. About 34% of every Berniece on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Berniece last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Berniece

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Berniece. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Berniece

Phonetically similar names — useful when Berniece is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Berniece

What does the name Berniece mean?
Berniece is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
What is the origin of the name Berniece?
Berniece has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Berniece in 2026?
In 2026, Berniece ranks #14,580 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Berniece most popular?
Berniece reached its peak popularity in 1918, ranking #291 that year with 476 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Berniece most popular?
Berniece has historically been most popular in Iowa, Idaho, South Dakota. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Berniece.
Is Berniece a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Berniece is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Berniece?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Berniece include Lakeisha, Kimora, Rosalind. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Berniece?
Common variants and related forms of Berniece include Bernetta, Bernice, Bernie, Berny, Birdie, Bunny. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Berniece

Berniece is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Berniece's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #291. Use the chart and map above to compare Berniece's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.