Female name
Bérénice
9,524 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1995. Expression number: 7.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). Doublet of Veronica.From Wiktionary, entry “Berenice”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1995: 331 births. 9,524 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It really came into use around 1889. It is still given: 199 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,755 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 10,090 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 325* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 43 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 24 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 9 + 5 + 3 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.