Bergen
Bergen was the 4675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,384 places. More babies were named Bergen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,675 girls, up 4,988 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- 73% girls, 27% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202529 babies
- Total since 1880
- 954babies recorded
Bergen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,675 | #9,027 | 29 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,663 | #6,016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | #7,946 | #7,132 | 15 | 11 |
| 2000 | #6,531 | #3,550 | 16 | 23 |
| 1990 | #10,321 | — | 7 | — |
| 1980 | #9,204 | — | 6 | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bergen, counting every spelling?
Bergen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 29 | #4,675 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bergen?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bergen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bergen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bergen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bergen?
About 500 people born in the US named Bergen are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 27. That makes Bergen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bergen by state
How common Bergen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nebraska (57.9×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bergen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bergen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bergen
How popular is the name Bergen?
Bergen was the 4675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,384 places. More babies were named Bergen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Bergen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 73% girls, 27% boys given the name Bergen in the US.
Where is Bergen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bergen was most common in Nebraska (0.56 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Minnesota.