Over the past 110 years, 163 583 girls and 1 762 boys have been named Bernice. The name Bernice ranks 215th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bernice in 1910. 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.