How Many People Are Named Bernise?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Bernise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Bernise peaked in popularity in 1916 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernise 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 Bernise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bernise is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1916
8 births
Total Registered
99
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernise
Bernise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 99 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bernise as a female name
Ranked #14,115 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1916 (8 births)
Bernise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernise span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 35 babies were registered. While Bernise is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bernise by Decade
How has Bernise 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.
Bernise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernise
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernise?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Bernise 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernise a common name?
Bernise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 99 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernise most popular?
Bernise reached peak popularity in 1916, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernise is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernise a female name?
Bernise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernise Smith, Bernise Johnson, Bernise 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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