Recorded 1920–1942 Boys' name Peak 1926 37 births

Berlon — boys' name

37 babies named Berlon in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s61940s13
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Berlon was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Berlon in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Berlon between 1920 and 1942, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berlon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berlon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Berlon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berlon 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 37 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.

Berlon at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

37

Since 1920

23 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1920

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1942

Berlon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1920

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 194219411935192619221920 5

Berlon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 49% of Berlon's all-time total
1920s181930s61940s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berlon?
37 babies have been named Berlon since 1920. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Berlon most popular?
Berlon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Berlon been used?
Berlon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 23 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Berlon?
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, 1920–1942 (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.