Beatrice vs Bernice
Beatrice and Bernicecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Beatrice was ranked #114 and Bernice #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Beatrice was ranked #215 and Bernice #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beatrice and Bernice over time
Beatrice and Bernice appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bernice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Beatrice in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beatrice and Bernice changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2015, ending at #215 and #896.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Beatrice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Bernice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #80 in 2016, Bernice #1074 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beatrice #114, Bernice #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1964–2015
Beatrice held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Bernice in 14.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #215 in 2015, Bernice #236 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Beatrice #215, Bernice #896.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Beatrice | Bernice |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beatrice and Bernice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Beatrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #461 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls