Over the past 110 years, 1 762 boys and 163 583 girls have been named Bernice. The name Bernice ranks 1999th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bernice in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Bernice came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.