Is Bernice a boy or girl name?
Bernice is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 0 boys were named Bernice, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 185,497 US babies named Bernice were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,821
- Babies named Bernice since 1880
- 185,497
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 6,309 babies
Boys and girls named Bernice, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 1,037 | 98.2% |
| 1890s | 78 | 4,094 | 98.1% |
| 1900s | 149 | 10,010 | 98.5% |
| 1910s | 680 | 40,346 | 98.3% |
| 1920s | 1,054 | 55,842 | 98.1% |
| 1930s | 649 | 29,905 | 97.9% |
| 1940s | 356 | 17,031 | 98% |
| 1950s | 215 | 10,830 | 98.1% |
| 1960s | 124 | 6,047 | 98% |
| 1970s | 62 | 2,525 | 97.6% |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,489 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 11 | 1,249 | 99.1% |
| 2000s | 0 | 868 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 610 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,821 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,059 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,655 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,116 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,553 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,007 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,685 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,516 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,108 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,004 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,689 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,512 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,699 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,403 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,298 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,329 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,185 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,101 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,126 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,987 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,716 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,791 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,431 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,609 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,476 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,424 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,466 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,251 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,729 | 126 | #1,326 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,254 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,206 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,239 | 146 | #1,176 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,145 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,110 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,128 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,260 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,030 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 157 | #936 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,000 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,704 | 174 | #884 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 169 | #891 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 177 | #867 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 165 | #903 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,885 | 184 | #811 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,933 | 182 | #824 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,682 | 255 | #613 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,854 | 222 | #674 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,228 | 262 | #601 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,248 | 265 | #592 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,180 | 289 | #569 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,984 | 326 | #553 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,304 | 375 | #518 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,318 | 385 | #495 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,749 | 420 | #469 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,265 | 457 | #441 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,973 | 471 | #433 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,380 | 565 | #389 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,046 | 651 | #374 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,121 | 702 | #359 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,385 | 761 | #342 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,728 | 763 | #344 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,433 | 872 | #319 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,809 | 852 | #319 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,845 | 889 | #301 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,840 | 982 | #288 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,643 | 1,032 | #266 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,615 | 1,045 | #256 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,630 | 1,075 | #249 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,968 | 1,156 | #236 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,550 | 1,212 | #227 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,410 | 1,286 | #213 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,618 | 1,301 | #206 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,206 | 1,379 | #198 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,708 | 1,489 | #185 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,216 | 1,688 | #172 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,410 | 1,468 | #179 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,350 | 1,476 | #157 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,109 | 1,658 | #149 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,109 | 1,890 | #143 |
| 1942 | 52 | #923 | 1,962 | #137 |
| 1941 | 42 | #988 | 1,934 | #133 |
| 1940 | 49 | #907 | 2,087 | #121 |
| 1939 | 51 | #857 | 2,123 | #116 |
| 1938 | 43 | #964 | 2,290 | #112 |
| 1937 | 49 | #881 | 2,384 | #104 |
| 1936 | 56 | #816 | 2,540 | #95 |
| 1935 | 75 | #697 | 2,777 | #90 |
| 1934 | 69 | #733 | 2,980 | #82 |
| 1933 | 72 | #711 | 3,008 | #83 |
| 1932 | 87 | #652 | 3,542 | #71 |
| 1931 | 72 | #719 | 3,822 | #63 |
| 1930 | 75 | #730 | 4,439 | #58 |
| 1929 | 90 | #649 | 4,551 | #55 |
| 1928 | 95 | #638 | 4,943 | #53 |
| 1927 | 115 | #576 | 5,305 | #49 |
| 1926 | 97 | #639 | 5,443 | #45 |
| 1925 | 89 | #678 | 5,728 | #46 |
| 1924 | 110 | #609 | 6,033 | #47 |
| 1923 | 104 | #626 | 5,809 | #43 |
| 1922 | 121 | #584 | 5,912 | #41 |
| 1921 | 119 | #581 | 6,190 | #39 |
| 1920 | 114 | #583 | 5,928 | #40 |
| 1919 | 103 | #593 | 5,793 | #42 |
| 1918 | 116 | #561 | 5,892 | #41 |
| 1917 | 73 | #715 | 5,546 | #42 |
| 1916 | 93 | #604 | 5,183 | #42 |
| 1915 | 93 | #591 | 4,937 | #42 |
| 1914 | 67 | #617 | 3,730 | #43 |
| 1913 | 51 | #616 | 3,036 | #45 |
| 1912 | 31 | #785 | 2,593 | #51 |
| 1911 | 25 | #609 | 1,915 | #51 |
| 1910 | 28 | #539 | 1,721 | #58 |
| 1909 | 21 | #575 | 1,337 | #62 |
| 1908 | 15 | #688 | 1,363 | #61 |
| 1907 | 22 | #495 | 1,185 | #65 |
| 1906 | 20 | #506 | 1,107 | #66 |
| 1905 | 20 | #507 | 1,032 | #74 |
| 1904 | 16 | #568 | 962 | #75 |
| 1903 | 11 | #703 | 868 | #77 |
| 1902 | 14 | #589 | 794 | #81 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 660 | #86 |
| 1900 | 10 | #845 | 702 | #96 |
| 1899 | 8 | #791 | 515 | #103 |
| 1898 | 9 | #747 | 619 | #96 |
| 1897 | 16 | #497 | 519 | #103 |
| 1896 | 9 | #782 | 489 | #104 |
| 1895 | 6 | #992 | 447 | #109 |
| 1894 | 6 | #967 | 389 | #121 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 340 | #125 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,082 | 299 | #137 |
| 1891 | 11 | #567 | 248 | #142 |
| 1890 | 8 | #747 | 229 | #155 |
| 1889 | 7 | #802 | 206 | #154 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,051 | 157 | #177 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 127 | #178 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 135 | #173 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 96 | #193 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 83 | #208 |
| 1883 | 7 | #729 | 69 | #210 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 57 | #229 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 48 | #222 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 59 | #201 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bernice reached #495 in 1907. As a girl name, it reached #39 in 1921. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bernice
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.