Berkley

Where Berkley comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Berkley.

  • Vowel-ended
Berkley through the years
  1. 1921
    Berkley Bedell born
    American politician
  2. 1952
    First appearance
    #5,563 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1989
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 2021
    Peak, #798
    354 babies named Berkley, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Berkley Bedell · American politician, 1921–2019

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