Boys' name · since 1911

Berman

Berman has 249 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,681 of 45,481
all-time among boys
249
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade

Berman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 249 recorded since 1911.

Berman has 249 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1986.

  • #11,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 249 born since 1911
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berman ranks #11,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,681 of 45,481
all-time among boys
249
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Berman's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Berman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berman's full recorded timeline at 1931, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1919)
13
Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
468101214 19111918192319281934194019531986 6

Berman by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 28% of the file).

1920s was Berman's strongest decade.

70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Berman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berman? ▼
Berman has been given to 249 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,681 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 13 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Berman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berman ranks #11,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berman most popular? ▼
Berman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Berman been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Berman since 1911 -- 76 years through the most recent 1986 data.
What names are similar to Berman? ▼
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.

What to do with Berman's data

  • Berman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Berman

Nearby Names Like Berman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Berman

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1911–1986 (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 Berman 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.