Unisex name · since 1928
Berlyn
Berlyn has 937 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berlyn currently ranks #6148 among unisex names in America, with 937 babies recorded since 1928.
Berlyn has 937 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6148 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #7,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,148 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 937 born since 1928
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berlyn ranks #7,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,148 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 937 born since 1928, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Berlyn's 937 recorded births place it above 89.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Berlyn compares
937 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Berlyn's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Berlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 937 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Berlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Berlyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Berlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Berlyn popularity over time - boys
87 total births recorded since 1916 (Berlyn as boys' name)
Berlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (340 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Berlyn's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Berlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
315 births
- 2010s
2010s
340 births
- 2020s 122
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 340 births (36% of all-time use).
How Berlyn 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 Berlyn's total volume
Berlyn by state
Where Berlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 274 | 29.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Utah | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
274 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Berlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (340 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Berlyns (274 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Berlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Berlyn 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.