Bernis is a rare variant of Bernice that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Bernis is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Bernis first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1927 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,175 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,624 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,638 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,090 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #2,863 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,044 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,510 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #2,983 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #3,875 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,550 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,401 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,091 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,055 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,341 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,627 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,282 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,020 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #4,101 | #2,887 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,892 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | #3,907 | #2,684 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,501 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #4,254 | #2,883 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,546 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,355 | — |
| 1933 | 17 | — | #4,280 | #2,107 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #3,604 | #2,335 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,625 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,263 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,747 |
| 1927 | 28 | — | #4,884 | #1,608 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #3,914 | #2,446 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #3,139 | #2,951 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | — | #2,669 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | #4,435 | #1,881 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | #3,179 | #2,823 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #4,532 | #2,824 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #2,743 | #2,474 |
| 1919 | 27 | — | #3,498 | #1,757 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #3,122 | #2,981 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,442 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,532 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,535 |