In 2018, 83 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bernice who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 532nd most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/12/2018
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The name Bernice was given to 56 girls born in the US in 2015.
This was also used as a boy's name in the C19th, although very rarely. I have a distant cousin who was a bricklayer. He died in WW1, a sergeant in the Machine Gun Corps -- actually his Army Records call him Bernard.