Total births
11
Recorded 1921–1927 Boys' name Peak 1921 11 births
Berryman — boys' name
11 babies named Berryman in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Berryman was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
6 babies were named Berryman in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Berryman
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Berryman between 1921 and 1927, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berryman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Berryman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Berryman 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 11 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.
Berryman at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Berryman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Berryman by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Berryman's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Berryman? ▼
11 babies have been named Berryman since 1921. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Berryman most popular? ▼
Berryman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Berryman been used? ▼
Berryman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 7 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Berryman? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Berryman
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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, 1921–1927 (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.