girls:
1.7k births since 1918
#4064 (29th percentile)
boys:
1.6k births since 1899
#3080 (33rd percentile)
overall:
3.3k births since 1899
#4761 (38th percentile)
The name Berlin is the #4,761 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,290 recorded births since 1899. This represents the 38.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 38.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,064 (28.9% percentile) for all time with 1,699 births since 1918. For boys, it ranks #3,080 (32.8% percentile) for all time with 1,591 births since 1899.
Berlin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1899 (1899 for boys and 1918 for girls). Birth data for Berlin is available in 112 out of the 125 years between 1899 and 2023 (104 years for boys and 50 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 Berlin is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 66.2% of babies named Berlin were girls. Interestingly, until around 1988, the name was more popular for boys (93.5% boys from 1899 to 1987), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (84.7% girls from 1988 to 2023).
For girls, Berlin reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 9.8% percentile (ranked #848) with 50 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 50 births per million (ranked 9.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Berlin ranks #905 for girls (4.4% percentile) with 27 births per million, which is 53.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Berlin reached its peak popularity in 1916, achieving the 7.4% percentile (ranked #465) with 45 births per million. The name was most common in 1916, with 45 births per million (ranked 7.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Berlin ranks #892 for boys (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 28.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Berlin".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Berlin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 51.1% confident that Berlin is pronounced as ber-LIHN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is BER-lihn, at 40.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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