Name Legacy

Berlyn

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Berlyn was most popular in 2009, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,409 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,024 people named Berlyn.

Most popular in2009
Rank that year#5,409
Births that year54
Total since 18801,024
Given to92% girls

Berlyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Berlyn’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Berlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Berlyn is mostly a girl’s name — 91.5% of the 1,024 Americans given it were girls and 8.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% 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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Where Berlyn 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