Boys' name · since 1912
Berwyn
Berwyn has 249 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berwyn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 249 have been recorded since 1912.
Berwyn has 249 recorded births among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1969.
- #11,682 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 249 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Berwyn ranks #11,682 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Berwyn's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Berwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Berwyn's full recorded timeline at 1933, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Berwyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1969
- Peak year (1928)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Berwyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (93 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Berwyn's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Berwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 93 births (37% of all-time use).
Berwyn by state
Where Berwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.0% |
10 of 249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Berwyn's data
- Berwyn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Berwyns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Berwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1912–1969 (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 Berwyn 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.