Bernice vs Gwen
Bernice and Gwencompared 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, Bernice was ranked #4192 and Gwen #751 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Bernice was ranked #896 and Gwen #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Bernice and Gwen over time
Bernice and Gwen appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Bernice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Gwen 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
Bernice and Gwen changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2015, ending at #896 and #751.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bernice held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Gwen in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #1074 in 1997, Gwen #553 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernice #4192, Gwen #751.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1966–2015
Bernice held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Gwen in 9.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #236 in 1966, Gwen #271 in 1976.
The order changed in 2005: Gwen moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #559 and #655; by 2005 that had become #689 and #461.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Bernice #896, Gwen #751.
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 | Bernice | Gwen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernice has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Gwen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Gwen
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #271 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls