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girls' name ★ peaked 1995

Berenice

Meaning en (English) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,784 Trend ↓ Falling 46%

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Rank 2025
#4,784
among girls · ↓1,015 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Berenice · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1995
331 babies
All-time total
9,524
#1,737 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Berenice popularity over time

9,524 babies have been named Berenice since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 57 – 57 6 – #570
1890s 231 – 231 23 +305% #510
1900s 288 – 288 29 +25% #539
1910s 712 – 712 71 +147% #636
1920s 570 – 570 57 -20% #771
1930s 190 – 190 19 -67% #1,444
1940s 110 – 110 11 -42% #1,889
1950s 78 – 78 8 -29% #3,067
1960s 61 – 61 6 -22% #4,324
1970s 182 – 182 18 +198% #2,344
1980s 788 – 788 79 +333% #1,042
1990s 2,552 11 2,563 256 +225% #656
2000s 2,482 – 2,482 248 -3% #770
2010s 950 – 950 95 -62% #1,521
2020s (to 2025) 262 – 262 44 -54% #2,662

Where Berenice is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Berenice

Berenice is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,784 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 9,524 American babies have been named Berenice. Its peak came in 1995, when 331 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Berenice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Berenice?

The median living Berenice is about 26 years old; half are between 19 and 32. An estimated 7,400 people named Berenice are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Berenice year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 28 #4,784 – –
2024 40 #3,769 – –
2023 43 #3,599 – –
2022 41 #3,713 – –
2021 47 #3,350 – –
2020 63 #2,662 – –
2019 79 #2,290 – –
2018 72 #2,459 – –
2017 91 #2,112 – –
2016 89 #2,172 – –
2015 59 #2,935 – –
2014 73 #2,473 – –
2013 102 #1,941 – –
2012 129 #1,653 – –
2011 109 #1,843 – –
2010 147 #1,521 – –
2009 228 #1,112 – –
2008 192 #1,295 – –
2007 204 #1,224 – –
2006 252 #1,015 – –
2005 235 #1,030 – –
2004 231 #1,020 – –
2003 282 #857 – –
2002 274 #843 – –
2001 308 #770 – –
2000 276 #818 – –
1995 326 #656 5 #9,006
1990 152 #1,137 – –
1985 71 #1,650 – –
1980 48 #2,130 – –
1975 20 #3,408 – –
1970 9 #5,440 – –
1965 8 #4,863 – –
1960 5 #6,447 – –
1955 9 #4,094 – –
1950 12 #3,067 – –
1945 9 #3,158 – –
1940 17 #1,969 – –
1935 22 #1,610 – –
1930 27 #1,505 – –
1925 56 #997 – –
1920 89 #771 – –
1915 104 #648 – –
1910 32 #755 – –
1905 21 #800 – –
1900 29 #657 – –
1895 23 #640 – –
1890 9 #948 – –
1885 7 #851 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Berenice

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Berenice Berenice 1st-century CE member of Herodian Dynasty of Judaea 28–80 · Antiquity
  2. 2 Berenice Abbott Berenice Abbott American photographer (1898–1991) 19th century
  3. 3 Berenice III of Egypt Berenice III of Egypt Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt -120–-80 · Antiquity
  4. 4 Berenice II of Egypt Berenice II of Egypt Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE -267–-221 · Antiquity
  5. 5 Berenice I of Egypt Berenice I of Egypt Queen consort of Egypt -340–-268 · Antiquity
  6. 6 Berenice Seleucid queen -300–-246 · Antiquity
  7. 7 Berenice IV of Egypt Berenice IV of Egypt Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt from 58 to 55 BC -77–-55 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Berenice, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Berenice?

The median living Berenice is about 26 years old. Half of all living Berenices are between 19 and 32 years old.

How many people named Berenice are alive today?

An estimated 7,400 people named Berenice are alive in the United States, based on 9,524 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Berenice mean?

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How popular is the name Berenice in 2025?

Berenice ranked #4,784 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Berenice?

9,524 babies have been named Berenice in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Berenice most popular?

Berenice peaked in 1995, when 331 newborns received the name.

Is Berenice a boy or girl name?

Berenice is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Berenice rising or falling?

Berenice is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Berenice become more popular?

Berenice is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Berenice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Berenice?

Well-known people named Berenice include Berenice (politician), Berenice Abbott (photographer), Berenice III of Egypt (politician).

Names like Berenice

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