Is Berl a boy or girl name?

Berl is a boy’s name. Of the 1,094 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Berl

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Berl was most popular in 1922, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,963 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,094 people named Berl.

Berl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Berl’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berl is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,094 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Berl

Where Berl is most concentrated

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

New York 11.9×

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