How Many People Are Named Berniece?
An estimated 994 people in the United States have the first name Berniece. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Berniece peaked in popularity in 1918 with 476 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berniece 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 Berniece paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Berniece is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
994
About 1 in 344,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1918
476 births
Total Registered
9,909
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berniece
Berniece is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,909 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Berniece as a female name
Ranked #14,902 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1918 (476 births)
Berniece: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berniece span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,417 babies were registered. Berniece has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berniece by Decade
How has Berniece 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.
Berniece by State
Birth registrations for Berniece span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa. The lowest are in South Carolina, Massachusetts, West Virginia. On average, about 190 Bernieces were registered per state.
Berniece + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berniece as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berniece
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Berniece: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berniece?
We estimate approximately 994 people named Berniece 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 344,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Berniece a common name?
Berniece is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,909 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berniece most popular?
Berniece reached peak popularity in 1918, when 476 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berniece is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berniece a female name?
Berniece is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berniece Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berniece Smith, Berniece Johnson, Berniece 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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