Recorded 1913–1952 Boys' name Peak 1925 183 births

Bearl — boys' name

183 babies named Bearl in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s741930s351940s231950s17
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Bearl was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

15 babies were named Bearl in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bearl

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Bearl between 1913 and 1952, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bearl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bearl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bearl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bearl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 183 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bearl at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

183

Since 1913

40 years of records

Peak year

1925

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1913

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1952

Bearl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1913

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1925)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 19521947193619281924192019161913 5

Bearl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 40% of Bearl's all-time total
1910s341920s741930s351940s231950s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bearl?
183 babies have been named Bearl since 1913. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1925 with 15 births.
When was Bearl most popular?
Bearl was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Bearl been used?
Bearl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 40 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Bearl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beau, Bear, Beaux, Beauford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.