Verenice
Feminine · “Greek pherein and nike”
There is a constellation named after a queen's hair. Berenice II dedicated her hair to a temple, it disappeared, and the court astronomer announced that it had been placed among the stars, where it still is.
How old is the name Verenice?
Verenice first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Verenice alive today was born around 1998, making them about 27 years old. About 1,600 people named Verenice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Verenice most popular?
Verenice peaked in 1993, reaching #1725 nationally. Today it ranks #10917, 9,192 places below that high. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Pherenike to Verenice
The story of Verenice
Berenice II of Egypt cut off her hair and dedicated it in a temple as an offering for her husband's safe return from a campaign in about 245 BC. The hair vanished, which was awkward, and the court astronomer Conon of Samos declared that it had been taken into the sky and pointed to a faint cluster of stars near Leo. The court poet Callimachus wrote it up, Catullus translated the poem into Latin, and the constellation Coma Berenices is on every star chart to this day. It is the only constellation named after a historical person's body part. Her name means bringer of victory, and it produced Veronica in Latin, where it was later reinterpreted as vera icon, the true image.
Meaning
Greek pherein and nike, bringer of victory
Berenice is the Macedonian form of Greek Pherenike, from pherein, to bring, and nike, victory. Verenice is a Spanish and American spelling, influenced by Veronica, which descends from the same name. The peak is 1993.
How the name formed
- Pherenike
- Berenice
- Verenice
Related forms: Berenice · Veronica · Berenice
Pronouncing Verenice
veh-reh-NEE-seh
Four syllables in Spanish, stress on the third. English speakers usually say ver-uh-NEES with three.
Nicknames for Verenice
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 199386 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1725reached in 1993
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%8 in 2025, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Verenice in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Berenice in Spanish — spelling variant
- Veronica in English — related form
- Berenice in Italian — same name
Verenices among us
people named Verenice are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 200,908 born in 2025 was named Verenice
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Marchell test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Verenice's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marchell climbed just as high around 1960, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marchell's path sketches the road Verenice is walking now.
Verenice sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Verenice beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Verenice in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The Greek meaning is exact and documented.
- It has a constellation named after its most famous bearer.
- Bere and Vere are both usable short forms.
- Berenice is the standard spelling.
- English and Spanish pronunciations differ.
- The 1993 peak dates this form.
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Feminine · #10917 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Verenices are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Verenice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Verenice in 2025?
- Verenice ranks #10917 among US girl names in 2025, with 8 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Verenice?
- About 1 in every 200,908 US girls born in 2025 was named Verenice — 8 in all.
- Will my child share the name Verenice with classmates?
- Verenice will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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