US rank #9644 Girls' name Peak 2006 670 births

Berit — #9644 US girls' name

670 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.

1950s161960s641970s471980s791990s1032000s1812010s1222020s58
#9644
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Berit was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

25 babies were named Berit in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berit

The Social Security Administration has registered 670 babies named Berit between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berit currently holds the #9644 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Berit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Berit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berit 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 670 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.

Berit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

670

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2006

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,644

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Berit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
25
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
051015202530 202420162008200019921984197419641958 6

Berit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
181 births that decade — 27% of Berit's all-time total
1950s161960s641970s471980s791990s1032000s1812010s1222020s58

Berit by state

Where Berit concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Berit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
72 10.7%
Minnesota share of Berit's total US births 10.7%

72 of 670 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berit?
670 babies have been named Berit since 1958. It currently ranks #9644 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 25 births.
When was Berit most popular?
Berit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Berit most popular?
The top states for the name Berit are Minnesota (72 births).
How long has the name Berit been used?
Berit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Berit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.