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Berenice

Girl Ancient Greek #3597 in 2023

Berenice is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Berenice

Notably of ancient queens of Egypt. Borrowed from Βερενίκη, itself a borrowing from - (compare the native word Φερενίκη), from φέρω + νίκη.

Popularity of Berenice

Popularity, 1883–2023

43 births in 2023

1883 2023

9,445 U.S. births recorded from 1883–2023.

Peak year

1995

326 babies

First recorded

1883

140 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.