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Berniece

As a girl's name, Berniece traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "Greek pherenike, bringer of victory". It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

EtymologyVariant of Bernice
GreekGreek "pherenike" – "bringer of victory"
Births by decade
1900s
614
1910s
3,023
1920s
3,417
1930s
1,462
1940s
691
1950s
299
1960s
87
1970s
41
1980s
10
1990s
26
2000s
27
2010s
17
Peaked in the 1920s · 9,714 total U.S. births since 1900