Unisex name · since 1979
Bergen
Bergen has 551 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bergen is the #4699 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 551 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bergen has been recorded 551 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #4699 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #11,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 551 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bergen ranks #11,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 551 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bergen's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Nebraska.
How Bergen compares
551 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Bergen's all-time total is 47% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bergen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 551 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bergen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bergen splits its recorded history at 2004: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bergen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Bergen popularity over time - boys
403 total births recorded since 1928 (Bergen as boys' name)
Bergen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Bergen's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bergen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bergen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bergen's total volume
Bergen by state
Where Bergen concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nebraska | | 20 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | South Dakota | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.9% |
20 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Bergen's data
- Bergen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Nebraska records the most Bergens (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Nebraska 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 Bergen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Bergen 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.