Unisex name · since 1923
Berkeley
Berkeley has 2,073 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,073
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,073 babies have been named Berkeley since 1923, making it today's #2488 unisex name.
Berkeley has 2,073 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2488 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #4,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,488 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,073 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkeley ranks #4,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,488 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,073 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,073
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berkeley's 2,073 recorded births place it above 93.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Berkeley compares
2,073 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Berkeley's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berkeley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,073 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berkeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berkeley's full recorded timeline at 2001, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berkeley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Berkeley popularity over time - boys
900 total births recorded since 1913 (Berkeley as boys' name)
Berkeley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (967 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Berkeley's strongest decade.
967 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Berkeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 374
2000s
374 births
- 2010s
2010s
967 births
- 2020s
2020s
497 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 967 births (47% of all-time use).
How Berkeley 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 Berkeley's total volume
Berkeley by state
Where Berkeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 150 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 57 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 49 | 2.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 25 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 15 | 0.7% |
246 of 2,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Berkeley appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berkeley's data
- Berkeley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (967 total births) through the 2020s (497) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Berkeleys (246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Berkeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Berkeley 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.