Berenice

Berenice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bringing victory”
Origin: Greek
Say it: BER-uh-neess · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek Berenikē, a Macedonian form of Pherenikē, meaning 'bringing victory.' It appears in ancient history and in the New Testament as the name Bernice.

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How popular is Berenice?

202412.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Berenice in 202440

2024 rank#3,748 girls

Peak year1898

Total US babies since 18809,496

Berenice is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

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Berenice questions

What does the name Berenice mean?

Berenice means "bringing victory". It comes from Greek. From Greek Berenikē, a Macedonian form of Pherenikē, meaning 'bringing victory.' It appears in ancient history and in the New Testament as the name Bernice.

Is Berenice a boy or girl name?

Berenice is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Berenice?

40 US babies were named Berenice in 2024. Its peak year was 1898.

How do you pronounce Berenice?

Berenice is usually pronounced BER-uh-neess.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.