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.

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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

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,606 for boys (▼ 543 from 2024)
Babies in 202516 boys
10-year trendFalling (-24% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,543 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020
Peak year1922 (26 boys)
Highest rank#1,396 in 1917
First recorded1912
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% 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.

  1. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)

Berl by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s124#1,396
1920s215#1,413
1930s149#1,498
1940s122#1,771
1950s94#2,206
1960s41#2,422
1970s6#5,353
1980s21#4,904
1990s21#8,104
2000s51#7,089
2010s143#4,333
2020s102#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.