Boys' name · since 1952
Berel
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Berel, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 195
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Berel is the #6511 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 195 recorded since 1952.
Berel has 195 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6511 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #13,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,511 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 195 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berel ranks #13,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,511 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 195 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 195
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berel's 195 recorded births place it above 71.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Berel compares
195 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Berel's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 195 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Berel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Berel's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Berel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Berel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Berel's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Berel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (43% of all-time use).
Berel by state
Where Berel concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 105 | 53.8% |
105 of 195 births nationwide.
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What to do with Berel's data
- Berel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Berels (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Berel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Berel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.