How Many People Are Named Berenice?
An estimated 7,212 people in the United States have the first name Berenice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Berenice peaked in popularity in 1995 with 331 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berenice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Berenice paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,212
About 1 in 47,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
331 births
Total Registered
9,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berenice
Berenice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,496 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Berenice as a male name
Ranked #9,005 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1993 (6 births)
Berenice as a female name
Ranked #3,755 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (326 births)
Berenice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berenice span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,563 babies were registered. Berenice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berenice by Decade
How has Berenice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Berenice by State
Birth registrations for Berenice span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 235 Berenices were registered per state.
Berenice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berenice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Berenice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berenice?
We estimate approximately 7,212 people named Berenice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 47,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Berenice a common name?
Berenice is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berenice most popular?
Berenice reached peak popularity in 1995, when 331 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berenice is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berenice a female name?
Berenice is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berenice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berenice Smith, Berenice Johnson, Berenice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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