Is Berlin a boy or girl name?

Berlin is a unisex name. Of the 3,431 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 52.3% were girls and 47.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1989, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Berlin

Recorded 1899–2025 · United States

Berlin was most popular in 2011, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,434 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,431 people named Berlin.

Berlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Berlin’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berlin is a unisex name — 52.3% of the 3,431 Americans given it were girls and 47.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1989 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 74% girls and 26% 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 Berlin

Where Berlin 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