Unisex name · since 1880

Berry

Berry has 5,737 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,635 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,011 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
5,737
born since 1880
1960s
peak decade

5,737 babies have been named Berry since 1880, making it today's #12011 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berry has been recorded 5,737 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #12011 nationally and more common than 14% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,011 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 5,737 born since 1880
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berry ranks #1,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,011 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,737 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.

#1,635 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,011 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
5,737
born since 1880
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.7%
Berry vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Berry's 5,737 recorded births place it above 96.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Berry compares

5,737 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Berry's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Berry Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 5,737 369 358,536
Peak-year births 108 34 22,252

Berry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Berry's full recorded timeline at 1952, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Berry popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
108
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188018981916193419521970198820062025 5

Berry popularity over time - girls

370 total births recorded since 1921 (Berry as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 370 births
468101214 19211929193719471956197020072024 6

Berry by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (807 births, 14% of the file).

1960s was Berry's strongest decade.

807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Berry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 807 births (14% of all-time use).

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

How Berry compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Berry's total volume

Berry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -113, 2.4%-146, 2.7%-146, 3.5%-57, 3.5%-58, 4.1%-146, 3%-146, 4.8%-70, 4.7%-38, 4.6%-37, 30.9%-146, 2.4%-146, 4.2%-137, 1.6%-121, 4.7%-71, 4.6%Berry-146, 1.9%Berry
Berry vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Berry by state

Where Berry concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Berry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
419 7.3%
#2 Texas
333 5.8%
#3 North Carolina
305 5.3%
#4 Alabama
176 3.1%
#5 South Carolina
167 2.9%
#6 California
114 2.0%
#7 Florida
88 1.5%
#8 Kentucky
71 1.2%
Georgia share of Berry's total US births 7.3%
Even split

419 of 5,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Berry appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berry? ▼
5,737 babies have been named Berry since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,635 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,011 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1963 with 108 births.
Where does Berry sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berry ranks #1,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,011 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Berry most popular? ▼
Berry was most popular in the 1960s decade with 807 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Berry most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Berry are Georgia (419 births), Texas (333 births), North Carolina (305 births).
Is Berry a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Berry is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 5,737 births, and as a girl's name it has 370 births.
How long has the name Berry been used? ▼
Records for Berry go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Berry? ▼
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 Berry's data

  • Berry's decade-level peak was the 1960s (807 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Berrys (419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

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

Keep exploring Berry

Nearby Names Like Berry

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

Bernard Boy
#1362 200,087 births
Bert Boy
#10695 33,585 births
Bernardo Boy
#1347 11,175 births
Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
Bertram Boy
#8244 7,955 births

Compare Berry side by side: Berry vs Bernard Berry vs Bert Berry vs Bernardo

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Berry

Barney #12010
16,090 births · Peak 1919
Dewitt #12012
7,216 births · Peak 1921
Chas #12009
3,213 births · Peak 1915
Granville #12013
5,501 births · Peak 1918
Garfield #12008
5,566 births · Peak 1881
Lew #12014
2,193 births · Peak 1959
Zyael #12007
6 births · Peak 2025
Arther #12015
4,993 births · Peak 1922

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berry: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Berry 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.