Gender
Origin
- Greek
- One who brings victory.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Berenice
Pronunciation
b(e)-reni-ce, ber(e)-nice
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #7637, 6 births); most recent 1995 (rank #8866, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #656, 326 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4758, 28 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 28 |
| 2024 | – | 40 |
| 2023 | – | 43 |
| 2022 | – | 41 |
| 2021 | – | 47 |
| 2020 | – | 63 |
| 2019 | – | 79 |
| 2018 | – | 72 |
| 2017 | – | 91 |
| 2016 | – | 89 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2943, 8 births); most recent 2019 (rank #4000, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #146, 459 births); most recent 2023 (rank #481, 108 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 108 |
| 2022 | 137 |
| 2021 | 159 |
| 2020 | 158 |
| 2019 | 216 |
| 2018 | 237 |
| 2017 | 268 |
| 2016 | 277 |
| 2015 | 287 |
| 2014 | 287 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #523, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence