Recorded 1913–2023 Girls' name Peak 1919 318 births

Berline — girls' name

318 babies named Berline in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s911930s641940s371950s241980s121990s62000s352020s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Berline was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

12 babies were named Berline in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berline

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Berline between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Berline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Berline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Berline in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berline 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 318 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.

Berline at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

318

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

1919

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Berline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1919)
12
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
468101214 20231995195019401932192619201913 6

Berline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
91 births that decade — 29% of Berline's all-time total
1910s441920s911930s641940s371950s241980s121990s62000s352020s5

Berline by state

Where Berline concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Berline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
16 5.0%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.6%
#3 Texas
5 1.6%
Florida share of Berline's total US births 5.0%
Even split

16 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berline?
318 babies have been named Berline since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1919 with 12 births.
When was Berline most popular?
Berline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Berline most popular?
The top states for the name Berline are Florida (16 births), North Carolina (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Berline been used?
Berline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Berline?
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.

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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, 1913–2023 (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.