Baby Name Popularity Profile

Berkley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Berkley.

✦ Birch tree meadow 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #888
All-Time Peak Rank #798 Achieved 2021
Total U.S. Births 5,510 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 13.2% Boy / 86.8% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1952 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 354 births in 2021
💡 The Berkley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Birch tree meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name meaning 'birch tree meadow' or 'birch clearing', from *beorc* (birch) and *leah* (wood, clearing, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Berk Lee
Alternative Spellings
Berkeley
Pronunciation: BURK-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Berkley across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -9.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +23.9%
2015: 243 births 243 2016: 229 births 2017: 211 births 2018: 281 births 2019: 261 births 2020: 331 births 331 2021: 354 births 2022: 340 births 2023: 327 births 2024: 307 births 2025: 301 births 301
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 354 births in 2021
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 47 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 5
1960s: 0
1970s: 18
1980s: 83
1990s: 240
2000s: 874
2010s: 2,330
2020s: 1,960

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Berkl-ey
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Iowa
States with Data 37
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #388 257 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 81 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #227 171 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #357 50 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #188 162 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #717 158 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #331 113 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #764 775 2020 20.4% Decline
North Dakota #201 30 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #571 149 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #858 170 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 78 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 165 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #538 136 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #485 137 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #402 106 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #923 158 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 64 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #786 147 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 58 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1569 153 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #566 179 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #584 67 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #830 54 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #582 57 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #799 121 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 44 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 52 2022 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 17 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 6 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 84 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 6 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1129 34 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California Unranked 62 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #392 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 12 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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