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
- Peak · girls
- 2017 · 119 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,073since 1923
Berkeley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,485 | 71 | #7,679 | 10 |
| 2024 | #2,389 | 76 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #2,269 | 81 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #2,319 | 80 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #2,119 | 89 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2020 | #1,908 | 100 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #1,971 | 98 | #5,153 | 18 |
| 2018 | #1,774 | 115 | #5,320 | 17 |
| 2017 | #1,761 | 119 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2016 | #1,775 | 117 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2015 | #1,883 | 108 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #2,213 | 85 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | #2,211 | 84 | #4,463 | 21 |
| 2012 | #2,401 | 77 | #4,686 | 20 |
| 2011 | #2,156 | 88 | #4,509 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,451 | 76 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2009 | #3,047 | 56 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #3,054 | 56 | #5,487 | 16 |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #3,617 | 43 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #3,366 | 45 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #4,209 | 29 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,151 | 22 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #4,650 | 14 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | — | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | — | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,498 | 10 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #4,197 | 5 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,132 | 15 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,260 | 13 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
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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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oregon#663 · 1 in 2,899
- Maryland#894 · 1 in 4,655
- Colorado#899 · 1 in 4,525
- North Carolina#1,003 · 1 in 5,673
- Virginia#1,069 · 1 in 6,005
Best ever in a state: #411 in Nebraska, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #663 | 5 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Maryland | #894 | 5 | 1 in 4,655 |
| Colorado | #899 | 5 | 1 in 4,525 |
| North Carolina | #1,003 | 8 | 1 in 5,673 |
| Virginia | #1,069 | 6 | 1 in 6,005 |
| Georgia | #1,285 | 6 | 1 in 7,854 |
| California | #1,569 | 16 | 1 in 12,235 |
| Texas | #2,328 | 8 | 1 in 19,984 |
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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
- 96 spots since 2024 (#2,389 → #2,485)
- 577 spots since 2020 (#1,908 → #2,485)
- 602 spots since 2015 (#1,883 → #2,485)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 2017 at #1,761 (119 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- 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%)
- 46.6% of all girls named Berkeley (967) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1983, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,967 (1923) | #4,967 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 18 | #7,173 (1975) | #8,340 |
| 1980s | 69 | #6,156 (1986) | #8,508 |
| 1990s | 143 | #5,010 (1997) | #6,625 |
| 2000s | 374 | #3,047 (2009) | #4,090 |
| 2010s | 967 | #1,761 (2017) | #2,060 |
| 2020s | 497 | #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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 14,508 of them was named Berkeley, which outranked 90.5% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,752Gretchen120
- #1,752Haylie120
- #1,752Mari120
- #1,761Berkeley119
- #1,761Adalind119
- #1,761Amyah119
- #1,761Haidyn119
- #1,770Ali118
- #1,770Ivey118
- #1,770Khalia118
Tied with 8 names at #1,761; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 132,211 of them was named Berkeley, which outranked 57.5% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,788Ziah15
- #5,788Zyhir15
- #5,788Zyron15
- #6,060Berkeley14
- #6,060Aarion14
- #6,060Abanoub14
- #6,060Abdulkareem14
- #6,338Aadhvik13
- #6,338Abdi13
- #6,338Abhi13
Tied with 277 names at #6,060; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.