Berl
Berl was the 5644th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 1400th; the most babies were born in 1922 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,081 places. More babies were named Berl in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,644 boys, down 375 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,094babies recorded
Berl popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,644 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,269 | 17 |
| 2010 | #12,460 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,433 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,220 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,808 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,193 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,826 | 19 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Berl, counting every spelling?
Berl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Berl?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Berl (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Berl 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Berl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Berl?
About 500 people born in the US named Berl are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 67. That makes Berl mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Berl by state
How common Berl was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (7.0×). In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Berl: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Berl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Berl
How popular is the name Berl?
Berl was the 5644th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 1400th; the most babies were born in 1922 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,081 places. More babies were named Berl in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Berl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Berl in the US.
Where is Berl most popular?
In 2021–2025, Berl was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 boys).