Given name
Bernisha
“one who brings victory”
Bernisha is a variant of Bernice. One Greek interpretation is “one who brings victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bernisha is a variant of Bernice. One Greek interpretation is “one who brings victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bernisha is a variant of Bernice. An origin associated with Bernice is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bernisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 88
- 0 boys · 88 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 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.
Bernisha’s family of names
Bernisha has a related form in Bernice.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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