Boys' name · since 2001

Berkay

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Berkay, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Berkay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 2001.

Berkay has 54 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2014.

  • #21,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkay ranks #21,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berkay's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Berkay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berkay's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berkay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 200120022004200520062008201020132014 5

Berkay by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 70% of the file).

2000s was Berkay's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Berkay births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berkay? ▼
Berkay has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,617 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 9 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Berkay sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkay ranks #21,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berkay most popular? ▼
Berkay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Berkay been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Berkay since 2001 -- 14 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Berkay? ▼
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.

What to do with Berkay's data

  • Berkay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Berkay

Nearby Names Like Berkay

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Berkay

Bernard Boy
#1362 200,087 births
Bert Boy
#10695 33,585 births
Bernardo Boy
#1347 11,175 births
Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
Bertram Boy
#8244 7,955 births

Compare Berkay side by side: Berkay vs Bernard Berkay vs Bert Berkay vs Bernardo

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Voyle
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Thorwald
54 births · Peak 1923
Bub
54 births · Peak 1918
Berger
54 births · Peak 1914
Hoye
54 births · Peak 1924
Era
54 births · Peak 1920
Aldor
54 births · Peak 1915
Loral
54 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berkay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2014 (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 Berkay 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.