US rank #6248 Boys' name Peak 2023 260 births

Berish — #6248 US boys' name

260 babies named Berish in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s61990s232000s672010s972020s60
#6248
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Berish was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

23 babies were named Berish in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berish

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Berish between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berish currently holds the #6248 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berish performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Berish shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 165 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Berish in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berish 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 260 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.

Berish at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

260

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2023

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,248

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Berish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
23
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200319951972 7

Berish by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
97 births that decade — 37% of Berish's all-time total
1970s71980s61990s232000s672010s972020s60

Berish by state

Where Berish concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berish
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
165 63.5%
New York share of Berish's total US births 63.5%

165 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berish?
260 babies have been named Berish since 1972. It currently ranks #6248 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 23 births.
When was Berish most popular?
Berish was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Berish most popular?
The top states for the name Berish are New York (165 births).
How long has the name Berish been used?
Berish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Berish?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.