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.

#33,225 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1921
1920s
peak 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.

  • #33,225 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berryman ranks #33,225 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#33,225 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Berryman's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% 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.

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 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

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berryman? ▼
11 babies have been named Berryman since 1921. All-time, it sits at #33,225 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
Where does Berryman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berryman ranks #33,225 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 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.

Keep exploring Berryman

Nearby Names Like Berryman

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

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Bernardo Boy
#1347 11,175 births
Bernie Boy
#8251 9,225 births
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#8244 7,955 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Elzear
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Fairbanks
11 births · Peak 1904
Adele
11 births · Peak 1918
Erna
11 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Berryman: 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, 1921–1927 (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 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 August 2026.