Recorded 1920–2023 Boys' name Peak 1971 21 births

Berwin — boys' name

21 babies named Berwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101970s62020s5
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Berwin was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Berwin in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Berwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Berwin between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Berwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Berwin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Berwin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Berwin 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 21 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.

Berwin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Berwin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023197119241920 5

Berwin by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 48% of Berwin's all-time total
1920s101970s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Berwin?
21 babies have been named Berwin since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Berwin most popular?
Berwin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Berwin been used?
Berwin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Berwin?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (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.