Unisex name · since 1952
Berkley
5,510 babies named Berkley in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,510
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Berkley is the #888 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,510 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkley has been recorded 5,510 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #888 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #2,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #888 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,510 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berkley ranks #2,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #888 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,510 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,510
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berkley's 5,510 recorded births place it above 96.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Berkley compares
5,510 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Berkley's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berkley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,510 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berkley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berkley splits its recorded history at 2001: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 354 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berkley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Berkley popularity over time - boys
2,202 total births recorded since 1891 (Berkley as boys' name)
Berkley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,330 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Berkley's strongest decade.
2,330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Berkley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 240
1990s
240 births
- 2000s 874
2000s
874 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,330 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,960 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,330 births (42% of all-time use).
How Berkley 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 Berkley's total volume
Berkley by state
Where Berkley concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 775 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 257 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 179 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 171 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 170 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 165 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 162 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 158 | 2.9% |
775 of 5,510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Berkley appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Berkley's data
- Berkley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,330 total births) through the 2020s (1,960) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Berkleys (775 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 Berkley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Berkley 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.