Boys' name · since 1921

Berryman

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.

11
total births
1921–1927
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Berryman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1921.

Berryman has 11 recorded births among boys since 1921, 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 1921 to 1927.

  • 11 total births
  • 1921–1927 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

11 boys have been named Berryman since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.

11
total births
1921–1927
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
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.

Berryman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Berryman's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Berryman at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

11

Since 1921

7 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1921

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1927

Berryman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1927

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19211927 5

Berryman by decade

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

1920s was Berryman's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Berryman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

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?
Records for Berryman go back to 1921, giving 7 years of history 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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1921–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Berryman: Baby Name Since 1921 - 11 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/berryman. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Berryman 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 July 2026.