girls:
4.9k births since 1952
#2425 (58th percentile)
boys:
2.1k births since 1891
#2722 (41st percentile)
overall:
7k births since 1891
#3216 (58th percentile)
The name Berkley is the #3,216 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 7,036 recorded births since 1891. This represents the 58.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 58.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,425 (57.6% percentile) for all time with 4,902 births since 1952. For boys, it ranks #2,722 (40.6% percentile) for all time with 2,134 births since 1891.
Berkley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1891 (1891 for boys and 1952 for girls). Birth data for Berkley is available in 117 out of the 133 years between 1891 and 2023 (116 years for boys and 48 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 Berkley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (69.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 90.1% of babies named Berkley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1984, the name was more popular for boys (96.0% boys from 1891 to 1983), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (84.1% girls from 1984 to 2023).
For girls, Berkley reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 35.3% percentile (ranked #606) with 198 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 198 births per million (ranked 35.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1989, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Berkley ranks #637 for girls (32.8% percentile) with 187 births per million, which is 94.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Berkley reached its peak popularity in 2013, achieving the 5.1% percentile (ranked #843) with 25 births per million. The name was most common in 1891, with 46 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Berkley ranks #880 for boys (3.4% percentile) with 20 births per million, which is 43.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Berkley".
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