Boys' name · since 2002

Berke

34 babies named Berke in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Berke sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 34 recorded since 2002.

Berke has 34 recorded births among boys since 2002, 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 2002 to 2010.

  • #24,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 34 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berke ranks #24,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berke's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% 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.

Berke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Berke's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Berke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2010)
9
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
45678910 20022004200520072010 9

Berke by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 74% of the file).

2000s was Berke's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Berke births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (74% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berke? ▼
Berke has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,858 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 9 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Berke sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berke ranks #24,858 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 Berke most popular? ▼
Berke was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Berke been used? ▼
Records for Berke go back to 2002, giving 9 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Berke? ▼
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 Berke's data

  • Berke's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2010s (9) -- 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 Berke

Nearby Names Like Berke

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

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 Berke side by side: Berke vs Bernard Berke vs Bert Berke vs Bernardo

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Rolley
34 births · Peak 1923
Holsey
34 births · Peak 1926
Birger
34 births · Peak 1917
Hatton #12089
34 births · Peak 1913
Duffie
34 births · Peak 1918
Lunsford
34 births · Peak 1918
Abbot
34 births · Peak 1914
Cromwell
34 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berke: 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, 2002–2010 (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 Berke 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.