Berl
Berl is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 18 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 180.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 192226 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1912
- 1,072people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,072 boys have been named Berl in the United States since 1912, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1922, with 26 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1943, and the 1920s alone account for 20%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Berl | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 124 | |
| 1920s | 215 | |
| 1930s | 149 | |
| 1940s | 122 | |
| 1950s | 94 | |
| 1960s | 41 | |
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 21 | |
| 1990s | 21 | |
| 2000s | 51 | |
| 2010s | 143 | |
| 2020s | 85 |
In 1922, its biggest year
Berl was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1922 were John, Robert, William, James and Charles. See all of 1922.
Names that rose and fell with Berl
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Orlinpeak 1932
- Harlinpeak 1924
- Cosimopeak 1927
- Aldonpeak 1929
- Harlenpeak 1936
- Windsorpeak 2024
- Arlispeak 1931
- Cosmopeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.