Is Berenice a boy or girl name?
Berenice is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 0 boys were named Berenice, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 9,496 US babies named Berenice were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,755
- Babies named Berenice since 1883
- 9,496
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 331 babies
Boys and girls named Berenice, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 288 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 712 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 570 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 190 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 788 | 100% |
| 1990s | 11 | 2,552 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,482 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 950 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 234 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,755 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,597 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,711 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,348 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,290 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,457 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,112 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,172 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,935 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,472 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,653 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,843 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,521 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,112 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,295 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,224 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,015 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,030 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,020 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 282 | #857 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 274 | #843 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 308 | #770 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 276 | #818 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 263 | #825 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 282 | #762 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 236 | #865 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 281 | #753 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,005 | 326 | #656 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 268 | #766 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,727 | 300 | #711 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 242 | #827 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 202 | #942 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,137 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,042 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,301 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,554 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,526 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,650 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,730 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,888 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,738 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,029 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,130 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,935 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,015 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,296 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,408 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,221 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,616 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,509 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,440 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,692 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,315 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,324 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,640 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,862 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,517 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,893 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,903 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,446 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,076 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,150 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,932 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,093 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,339 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,623 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,154 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,046 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,067 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,716 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,914 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,465 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,441 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,158 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,525 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,269 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,889 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,968 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,743 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,851 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,164 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,610 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,927 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,444 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,950 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,505 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,492 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,341 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,035 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,070 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 56 | #997 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 70 | #905 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 72 | #865 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,061 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 68 | #892 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 89 | #771 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 83 | #773 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 89 | #756 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 95 | #709 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 97 | #695 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 104 | #648 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 54 | #790 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #722 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 60 | #640 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 46 | #636 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 32 | #755 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 30 | #732 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 35 | #652 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 28 | #711 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 26 | #718 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 21 | #800 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 25 | #702 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 36 | #539 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 29 | #612 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 29 | #577 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 29 | #657 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 25 | #617 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 37 | #510 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 23 | #645 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 29 | #565 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 23 | #640 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 23 | #609 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 23 | #595 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #643 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 19 | #609 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #948 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #570 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 12 | #663 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,124 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 7 | #851 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,041 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #701 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Berenice reached #7,727 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #510 in 1898. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Berenice
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.