Boys' name · since 1912
Berl
Berl has 1,089 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,856 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berl currently ranks #5630 among boys' names in America, with 1,089 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berl has been recorded 1,089 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #5630 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,856 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,630 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,089 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berl ranks #4,856 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,089 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,856 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,630 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berl's 1,089 recorded births place it above 89.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Berl compares
1,089 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Berl's all-time total is 195% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berl | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,089 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Berl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berl splits its recorded history at 1953: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berl popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Berl popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1921 (Berl as girls' name)
Berl by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (215 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Berl's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Berl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
215 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s
1940s
122 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 215 births (20% of all-time use).
How Berl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Berl's total volume
Berl by state
Where Berl concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 201 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
201 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Berl's data
- Berl's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Berls (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Berl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Berl 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.