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Berenice

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What official birth registration shows about Berenice: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2019

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2019, ranging from #2781 to #5785.20012009201220162019#2781#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900
2001#3262
2006#2781
2007#3218
2009#3936
2010#3156
2011#5785
2012#3681
2013#4739
2015#2945
2016#5785
2017#5765
2018#3518
2019#4001

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 14 of the 21 years from 1999 to 2019.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1979–2019 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #4001 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1979 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #523 in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

Berenice's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#39365HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#27817HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Berenice is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Berenice, between 1979 and 2019, in 15 of those 41 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1979England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: highest position in 200619792019
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland19791#523 in 1979
England and Wales1999–201914#2781 in 2006

Its high point came 27 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1979) than in England and Wales (2006).

No registrar recorded it for 19 years after 1979; it appears again in 1999.

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What is known about Berenice

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1979–2019.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1979 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #523 in Republic of Ireland in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.