Is Bergen a boy or girl name?

Bergen is a unisex name. Of the 954 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 57.8% were girls and 42.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2015, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Bergen

Recorded 1928–2025 · United States

Bergen was most popular in 2001, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,011 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 954 people named Bergen.

Bergen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bergen’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bergen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bergen is a unisex name — 57.8% of the 954 Americans given it were girls and 42.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2015 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 62% girls and 38% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org