Recorded 1915–1935 Boys' name Peak 1924 22 births

Berge — boys' name

22 babies named Berge in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Berge was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

6 babies were named Berge in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berge

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Berge between 1915 and 1935, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berge performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Berge shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berge 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 22 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.

Berge at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

22

Since 1915

21 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1915

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1935

Berge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1915

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1935192719241915 5

Berge by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 50% of Berge's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berge?
22 babies have been named Berge since 1915. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
When was Berge most popular?
Berge was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Berge been used?
Berge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 21 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Berge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bernard, Bert, Bernardo, Bernie, 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, 1915–1935 (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.