Berkley
- #887 for girls in 2025, 301 births
- #3,450 for boys in 2025, 33 births
- Given to girls 71.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2021 · 354 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,510since 1952
Berkley over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #887 | 301 | #3,450 | 33 |
| 2024 | #878 | 307 | #3,335 | 35 |
| 2023 | #837 | 327 | #3,293 | 36 |
| 2022 | #822 | 340 | #3,617 | 31 |
| 2021 | #798 | 354 | #3,297 | 35 |
| 2020 | #822 | 331 | #2,546 | 50 |
| 2019 | #988 | 261 | #2,808 | 44 |
| 2018 | #946 | 281 | #3,055 | 38 |
| 2017 | #1,165 | 211 | #2,755 | 44 |
| 2016 | #1,110 | 229 | #2,661 | 46 |
| 2015 | #1,079 | 243 | #2,600 | 47 |
| 2014 | #1,074 | 238 | #3,090 | 36 |
| 2013 | #1,062 | 234 | #2,461 | 50 |
| 2012 | #1,111 | 223 | #2,678 | 45 |
| 2011 | #1,127 | 217 | #3,235 | 34 |
| 2010 | #1,244 | 193 | #3,239 | 34 |
| 2009 | #1,432 | 163 | #3,551 | 30 |
| 2008 | #1,657 | 135 | #3,823 | 27 |
| 2007 | #1,655 | 134 | #4,375 | 22 |
| 2006 | #1,691 | 124 | #4,865 | 18 |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #2,679 | 61 | #5,246 | 15 |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | #3,909 | 21 |
| 2001 | #2,963 | 48 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2000 | #3,591 | 36 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #3,986 | 18 |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | #4,413 | 15 |
| 1997 | #4,125 | 26 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #3,505 | 32 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #3,969 | 26 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #3,790 | 28 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,078 | 12 | |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,109 | 15 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,731 | 22 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,673 | 23 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,826 | 18 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | — | #1,725 | 19 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,538 | 23 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,433 | 22 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,283 | 31 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,293 | 31 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,692 | 21 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,583 | 23 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,380 | 29 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,505 | 25 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,481 | 24 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,767 | 19 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,900 | 16 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1952
The first year at least five girls were named Berkley! It came in at #5,563, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1952–1973, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Berkley is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Iowa#186 · 1 in 692
- North Dakota#195 · 1 in 540
- Nebraska#223 · 1 in 710
- Kansas#324 · 1 in 1,181
- Idaho#351 · 1 in 1,194
Best ever in a state: #47 in South Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #186 | 17 | 1 in 692 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Nebraska | #223 | 10 | 1 in 710 |
| Kansas | #324 | 10 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Idaho | #351 | 6 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Utah | #385 | 11 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Minnesota | #397 | 13 | 1 in 1,652 |
| Missouri | #480 | 12 | 1 in 2,025 |
| Tennessee | #532 | 14 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Ohio | #562 | 18 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Wisconsin | #564 | 8 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Kentucky | #570 | 7 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Texas | #762 | 39 | 1 in 4,116 |
| North Carolina | #780 | 12 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Michigan | #787 | 9 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Washington | #811 | 7 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Virginia | #843 | 8 | 1 in 4,218 |
| Georgia | #915 | 10 | 1 in 4,521 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,108 | 7 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Florida | #1,545 | 8 | 1 in 10,845 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Berkley
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 65 spots since 2020 (#822 → #887)
- 192 spots since 2015 (#1,079 → #887)
- Biggest jump: 219 spots in 2018
- Biggest drop: 42 spots in 2019
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1952
- Peaked 2021 at #798 (354 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,635
- Highest: 1 in 4,635 girls born in 2021 were named Berkley (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,340 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 42.3% of all girls named Berkley (2,330) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
- Mostly boys until 1988, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #5,563 (1952) | #5,563 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 18 | #6,258 (1974) | #8,253 |
| 1980s | 83 | #5,539 (1984) | #8,116 |
| 1990s | 240 | #3,222 (1998) | #4,900 |
| 2000s | 874 | #1,432 (2009) | #2,418 |
| 2010s | 2,330 | #946 (2018) | #1,091 |
| 2020s | 1,960 | #798 (2021) | #841 |
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.
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