Berlyn
Berlyn was the 6157th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 3080th; the most babies were born in 2009 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,548 places. More babies were named Berlyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,157 girls, down 645 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200954 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,024babies recorded
Berlyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 87 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,157 | 19 |
| 2020 | #5,512 | 22 |
| 2010 | #3,419 | 47 |
| 2000 | #8,633 | 11 |
| 1990 | #8,569 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Berlyn, counting every spelling?
Berlyn is a spelling of Berlin, 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 Berlyn?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Berlyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Berlyn 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Berlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Berlyn?
About 900 people born in the US named Berlyn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 22. That makes Berlyn 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.
Berlyn by state
How common Berlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.1×). In 50 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 Berlyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Berlyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Berlyn
How popular is the name Berlyn?
Berlyn was the 6157th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 3080th; the most babies were born in 2009 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,548 places. More babies were named Berlyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Berlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Berlyn in the US.
Where is Berlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Berlyn was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls).