Girls' name · since 1958
Berit
677 babies named Berit in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Berit is the #12120 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 677 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Berit recorded 677 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #12120 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #9,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 677 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berit ranks #9,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 677 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Berit's 677 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Berit compares
677 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Berit's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berit | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 677 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berit splits its recorded history at 1994: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Berit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Berit's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Berit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (27% of all-time use).
How Berit 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 Berit's total volume
Berit by state
Where Berit concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 72 | 10.6% |
72 of 677 births nationwide.
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What to do with Berit's data
- Berit's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Berits (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Berit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Berit 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.