Girls' name · since 1999

Berkleigh

Berkleigh has 721 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,341 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,753 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
721
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade

721 babies have been named Berkleigh since 1999, making it today's #3753 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkleigh has been recorded 721 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #3753 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #9,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,753 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 721 born since 1999
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkleigh ranks #9,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,753 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 721 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.

#9,341 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,753 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
721
born since 1999
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.3%
Berkleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Berkleigh's 721 recorded births place it above 87.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Berkleigh compares

721 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Berkleigh's all-time total is 92% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Berkleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 721 376 567,345
Peak-year births 69 21 19,840

Berkleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berkleigh's full recorded timeline at 2014, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berkleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
69
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
020406080 199920052008201120142017202020232025 40

Berkleigh by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (327 births, 45% of the file).

2020s was Berkleigh's strongest decade.

327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Berkleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 327 births (45% of all-time use).

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

How Berkleigh 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 Berkleigh's total volume

Berkleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -16, 17.3%-71, 4%-36, 7.8%-108, 10.8%-22, 7.8%-31, 6%-108, 10.1%-33, 8.4%-76, 5.3%-39, 5.3%-27, 11.8%-19, 12.6%-25, 8.6%-111, 7.9%-125, 6.5%Berkleigh-27, 9.6%Berkleigh
Berkleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Berkleigh by state

Where Berkleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Berkleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
57 7.9%
#2 Indiana
14 1.9%
#3 Virginia
14 1.9%
#4 Alabama
12 1.7%
#5 Georgia
12 1.7%
#6 Missouri
6 0.8%
#7 Florida
5 0.7%
#8 Kansas
5 0.7%
Texas share of Berkleigh's total US births 7.9%
Even split

57 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Berkleigh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berkleigh?
Berkleigh has been given to 721 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,341 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,753 of 17,297. 69 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Berkleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkleigh ranks #9,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,753 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berkleigh most popular?
Berkleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Berkleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Berkleigh are Texas (57 births), Indiana (14 births), Virginia (14 births).
How long has the name Berkleigh been used?
The SSA has tracked Berkleigh since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Berkleigh?
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.

What to do with Berkleigh's data

  • Texas records the most Berkleighs (57 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 Berkleigh: 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, 1999–2025 (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 Berkleigh 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.