Berlin
Berlin was the 3788th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2020th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,375 places. More babies were named Berlin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,788 girls, down 1,067 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- 67% girls, 33% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,431babies recorded
Berlin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,788 | #5,061 | 39 | 19 |
| 2020 | #2,721 | #3,584 | 61 | 30 |
| 2010 | #2,171 | #10,925 | 90 | 6 |
| 2000 | #7,221 | — | 14 | — |
| 1990 | #4,882 | — | 19 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #2,633 | — | 13 |
| 1960 | — | #2,327 | — | 13 |
| 1950 | — | #2,036 | — | 14 |
| 1940 | #4,424 | #1,372 | 5 | 24 |
| 1930 | — | #1,431 | — | 26 |
| 1920 | #3,126 | #1,091 | 10 | 42 |
| 1910 | — | #1,437 | — | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Berlin, counting every spelling?
Berlin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 39 | #3,788 | 256 |
| Berlyn | 19 | #6,157 | 100 |
| Berlynn | 12 | #8,444 | 68 |
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 Berlin?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Berlin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Berlin 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Berlin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Berlin?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Berlin are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Berlin 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.
Berlin by state
How common Berlin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×). In 46 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 Berlin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Berlin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Berlin
How popular is the name Berlin?
Berlin was the 3788th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2020th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,375 places. More babies were named Berlin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Berlin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 67% girls, 33% boys given the name Berlin in the US.
Where is Berlin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Berlin was most common in Utah (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.