How Many People Are Named Berkeley?
people named Berkeley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 128,057 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,973 babies named Berkeley in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
133 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Berkeley, 76.8% were girls and 23.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Berkeley rose from 63.8% in the 1990s to 88.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Berkeley alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Berkeley first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2016, to 133 babies. In 2025, 81 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Berkeley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,763, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #2,490. Among boys, its best rank was #1,940, in 1934.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,490 | #7,739 |
| Best rank | #1,763 (2017) | #1,940 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,057 in the 2010s | #5,379 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Berkeley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Berkeley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 244 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Berkeley was given 3.6 times as often in Virginia, 3.1 times in Texas and 1.6 times in California.
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