Given name
Berenice
“victory bringer”
Berenice is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “victory bringer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (“bringer of victory”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berenice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,524
- 11 boys · 9,513 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 331 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,784 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,784 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 326 in 1995. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,435 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berenice’s family of names
In English usage, Berenice has an affectionate form in Berry. In English usage, Berenice shares an earlier linguistic root with Veronica. Berenice has a related form in Bernice.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Berenice has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Niciarelated form
- bjrwnygꜣtequivalent
- Βερενίκηequivalent
- Verônicadoublet · Portuguese
- Verónicadoublet · Portuguese
- Berenikeequivalent
- BerenikaSerbo-Croatian, Polish
- Верони́каRussian
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People named Berenice
- Saint VeronicaChristian saint1–1
- Berenice IIIqueen of Egypt119 BC
- Berenice AbbottAmerican photographer (1898-1991)
- Berenice of ChiosGreek noblewoman; third wife of Mithridates VI of Pontus50 BC–70 BC
- Berenice A. CarrollAmerican political scientist and activist1932–2018
- Berenice QuezadaNicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholderborn 1993
- Berenice CeleitaColombian activistborn 1950
- BereniceRoman Egyptian wine merchant
- Berenice MuñozMexican association football playerborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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