Name Legacy

Berkeley

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Berkeley was most popular in 2016, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,948 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,080, with 81 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,973 people named Berkeley.

Most popular in2016
Rank that year#2,948
Births that year133
Total since 18802,973
Given to70% girls

Berkeley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Berkeley’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berkeley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berkeley is a unisex name — 69.7% of the 2,973 Americans given it were girls and 30.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 88% girls and 12% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Berkeley

Where Berkeley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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