Berl Boy
How popular is Berl?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Berl in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
525living people named Berl (est.)
18median age of people named Berl
1,094babies named Berl since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Berl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▼ 543 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (26 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,396 in 1917 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Berl is most popular
Babies named Berl per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Berl by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 124 | #1,396 |
| 1920s | 215 | #1,413 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,498 |
| 1940s | 122 | #1,771 |
| 1950s | 94 | #2,206 |
| 1960s | 41 | #2,422 |
| 1970s | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1980s | 21 | #4,904 |
| 1990s | 21 | #8,104 |
| 2000s | 51 | #7,089 |
| 2010s | 143 | #4,333 |
| 2020s | 102 | #4,776 |
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Questions
- Is Berl a boy or girl name?
- Berl is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Berl were boys.
- How popular is the name Berl?
- 16 baby boys were named Berl in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Berl most popular?
- Berl peaked in 1922, when 26 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,396 in 1917.
- How many people are named Berl?
- 1,094 babies have been named Berl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 525 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Berl most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Berl was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.