Recorded 1914–1947 Unisex name Peak 1920 188 births

Berlie — boys' name

188 babies named Berlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s841930s471940s18
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Berlie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

15 babies were named Berlie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Berlie between 1914 and 1947, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Berlie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 103 additional births since 1904.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berlie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Berlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berlie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 188 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Berlie at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

188

Since 1914

34 years of records

Peak year

1920

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1914

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1947

Berlie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1914

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1920)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 194719381932192919261921191819151914 6

Berlie popularity over time — girls

103 total births recorded since 1904 (Berlie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 103 births
4681012 193619311928192419211919191619071904 6

Berlie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
84 births that decade — 45% of Berlie's all-time total
1910s391920s841930s471940s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berlie?
188 babies have been named Berlie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1920 with 15 births.
When was Berlie most popular?
Berlie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Is Berlie a unisex name?
Yes, Berlie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 188 births, and as a girl's name it has 103 births.
How long has the name Berlie been used?
Berlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 34 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Berlie?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.