Berkeley Girl
How popular is Berkeley?
#2,485 girl name in 2025
71 baby girls were named Berkeley in the US in 2025, making it the 2485th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
2,678living people named Berkeley (est.)
13median age of people named Berkeley
2,973babies named Berkeley since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025
Berkeley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,485 for girls (▼ 96 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 71 girls, 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,883 in 2015, #1,908 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (119 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,761 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 12% boys, 88% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Berkeley is most popular
Babies named Berkeley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Berkeley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1970s | 18 | #7,171 |
| 1980s | 69 | #6,153 |
| 1990s | 143 | #5,006 |
| 2000s | 374 | #3,046 |
| 2010s | 967 | #1,761 |
| 2020s | 497 | #1,908 |
Girl names about as popular as Berkeley
Questions
- Is Berkeley a boy or girl name?
- Berkeley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 88% of babies named Berkeley were girls.
- How popular is the name Berkeley?
- 71 baby girls were named Berkeley in the US in 2025, making it the 2485th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
- When was Berkeley most popular?
- Berkeley peaked in 2017, when 119 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,761 in 2017.
- How many people are named Berkeley?
- 2,973 babies have been named Berkeley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,678 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Berkeley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Berkeley was most common in Kansas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls 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.