girls:
1.9k births since 1923
#3880 (32nd percentile)
boys:
883 births since 1913
#3705 (19th percentile)
overall:
2.8k births since 1913
#5097 (34th percentile)
The name Berkeley is the #5,097 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,809 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 34.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 34.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,880 (32.1% percentile) for all time with 1,926 births since 1923. For boys, it ranks #3,705 (19.2% percentile) for all time with 883 births since 1913.
Berkeley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (1913 for boys and 1923 for girls). Birth data for Berkeley is available in 100 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (93 years for boys and 47 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Berkeley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (68.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 88.0% of babies named Berkeley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1982, the name was more popular for boys (93.9% boys from 1913 to 1981), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (81.3% girls from 1982 to 2023).
For girls, Berkeley reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 12.0% percentile (ranked #835) with 63 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 63 births per million (ranked 12.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Berkeley ranks #871 for girls (8.0% percentile) with 46 births per million, which is 73.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Berkeley reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 1.8% percentile (ranked #865) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1934, with 13 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Berkeley ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 45.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Berkeley".
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