Berkeley

#2,485 for girls in 2025, 71 births · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to girls 69.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 119 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,073
since 1923

Berkeley over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #1,761, 2017peak #1,932, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,48571#7,67910
2024#2,38976#9,8947
2023#2,26981#7,28911
2022#2,31980#5,87415
2021#2,11989#6,69812
2020#1,908100#7,50210
2019#1,97198#5,15318
2018#1,774115#5,32017
2017#1,761119#6,06014
2016#1,775117#5,55516
2015#1,883108#5,28917
2014#2,21385#5,99714
2013#2,21184#4,46321
2012#2,40177#4,68620
2011#2,15688#4,50921
2010#2,45176#6,69812
2009#3,04756#7,69210
2008#3,05456#5,48716
2007#3,42848#9,7887
2006#3,61743#7,9989
2005#3,36645#5,87513
2004#4,49230#5,00716
2003#5,09224#6,71510
2002#5,44421#6,52210
2001#4,20929#7,5368
2000#5,15122#7,4168
1999#5,42419#5,65611
1998#5,36319#4,65014
1997#5,01020#7,2817
1996#7,13012#6,4968
1995#5,22118#5,9289
1994#7,09712#5,10911
1993#6,26414#6,2288
1992#8,06510#7,4226
1991#7,43011#6,5197
1990#9,2478—
1989#6,95511#4,81110
1988#11,7985—
1987#6,33511—
1986#6,15611#5,9266
1985#7,5638#5,1477
1984#9,1446—
1983#10,2755#4,9077
1982#9,2376—
1981#9,1106—
1980——
1979—#4,8427
1978#8,5626#5,0596
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1976#9,2845—
1975#7,1737#5,4645
1974——
1973—#4,0547
1972—#3,3449
1971—#4,9075
1970—#3,8367
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1968—#2,57611
1967—#3,2317
1966—#3,9485
1965—#3,5376
1964—#4,0395
1963—#4,0485
1962—#3,6406
1961—#4,0655
1960—#3,6656
1959—#2,20014
1958—#2,8189
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1956—#2,9698
1955—#2,9648
1954—#3,8275
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1952—#2,6809
1951—#2,49510
1950—#3,6815
1949—#3,2986
1948—#3,3166
1947—#2,49810
1946—#2,5349
1945—#2,5748
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1943—#2,5639
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1941—#2,4919
1940—#2,8717
1939—#2,6098
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1937—#2,4799
1936—#2,8547
1935—#3,6455
1934—#1,93214
1933—#3,2686
1932—#3,0927
1931—#2,8648
1930—#2,7819
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,52211
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1926—#2,56611
1925—#4,1975
1924—#2,13215
1923#4,9675#3,8226
1922—#2,48612
1921—#3,5177
1920—#2,45912
1919—#2,66510
1918—#2,26013
1917—#3,2177
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1914—#2,4578
1913—#2,4966
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First appearance
1923

The first year at least five girls were named Berkeley! It came in at #4,967, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1923–1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Berkeley is popular in 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #3,039 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 34,944 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,164 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,463 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,024 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,454 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,641 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedHITexas: #1,789 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 13,898 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Berkeley, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#1,164 · 1 in 7,463
  2. North Carolina#1,363 · 1 in 9,024
  3. Georgia#1,454 · 1 in 9,641
  4. Texas#1,789 · 1 in 13,898
  5. California#3,039 · 1 in 34,944

Best ever in a state: #411 in Nebraska, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#1,16451 in 7,463
North Carolina#1,36351 in 9,024
Georgia#1,45451 in 9,641
Texas#1,789121 in 13,898
California#3,03961 in 34,944
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Berkeley
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 96 spots since 2024 (#2,389 → #2,485)
  • 577 spots since 2020 (#1,908 → #2,485)
  • 602 spots since 2015 (#1,883 → #2,485)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1923
  • Peaked 2017 at #1,761 (119 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 14,508
  • Highest: 1 in 14,508 girls born in 2017 were named Berkeley (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 22,638 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 46.6% of all girls named Berkeley (967) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1984
  • Mostly boys until 1983, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,967 (1923)#4,967
1930s0——
1940s0——
1950s0——
1960s0——
1970s18#7,173 (1975)#8,340
1980s69#6,156 (1986)#8,508
1990s143#5,010 (1997)#6,625
2000s374#3,047 (2009)#4,090
2010s967#1,761 (2017)#2,060
2020s497#1,908 (2020)#2,248

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Berkeley in 2014

girls
#2,213
85 births · 1 in 21,016 girls
boys
#5,997
14 births · 1 in 137,205 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #2,213Berkeley85

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #5,997Berkeley14
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 21,016 of them was named Berkeley, which outranked 88.5% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Berkeley
  1. #2,194Rowyn86
  2. #2,194Sybil86
  3. #2,194Zayda86
  4. #2,213Berkeley85
  5. #2,213Adleigh85
  6. #2,213Aleeyah85
  7. #2,213Avigail85
  8. #2,236Anaiya84
  9. #2,236Arianne84
  10. #2,236Aubry84

Tied with 22 names at #2,213; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 137,205 of them was named Berkeley, which outranked 57.4% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Berkeley
  1. #5,733Zorion15
  2. #5,733Zvi15
  3. #5,733Zyire15
  4. #5,997Berkeley14
  5. #5,997Abdalrahman14
  6. #5,997Abdikadir14
  7. #5,997Abdimalik14
  8. #6,307Aarian13
  9. #6,307Abdulhadi13
  10. #6,307Abem13

Tied with 309 names at #5,997; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2014 →