Is Berkeley a boy or girl name?
Berkeley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 7 boys were named Berkeley, so 91.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69.2% of the 2,892 US babies named Berkeley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,006
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,382
- Babies named Berkeley since 1913
- 2,892
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Berkeley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 89 | 5 | 5.3% |
| 1930s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 46 | 18 | 28.1% |
| 1980s | 30 | 69 | 69.7% |
| 1990s | 81 | 143 | 63.8% |
| 2000s | 107 | 374 | 77.8% |
| 2010s | 170 | 967 | 85% |
| 2020s | 55 | 426 | 88.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,006 | 76 | #2,382 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,342 | 81 | #2,272 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,905 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,753 | 89 | #2,119 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,586 | 100 | #1,909 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,181 | 98 | #1,972 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,348 | 115 | #1,776 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,094 | 119 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,589 | 117 | #1,778 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,319 | 108 | #1,884 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,028 | 85 | #2,216 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,484 | 84 | #2,218 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,710 | 77 | #2,403 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,523 | 88 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,733 | 76 | #2,455 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,749 | 56 | #3,050 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,520 | 56 | #3,062 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,888 | 48 | #3,432 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,070 | 43 | #3,624 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,908 | 45 | #3,373 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,034 | 30 | #4,510 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,781 | 24 | #5,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,590 | 21 | #5,480 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,604 | 29 | #4,225 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,513 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,693 | 19 | #5,460 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,672 | 19 | #5,395 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,362 | 20 | #5,035 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,561 | 12 | #7,192 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,969 | 18 | #5,246 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,136 | 12 | #7,156 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,280 | 14 | #6,305 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,516 | 10 | #8,131 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,580 | 11 | #7,482 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,340 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,849 | 11 | #7,003 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,003 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,381 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,005 | 11 | #6,206 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,199 | 8 | #7,629 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,252 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,975 | 5 | #10,422 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,336 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,232 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,896 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,129 | 6 | #8,654 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,424 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,553 | 7 | #7,240 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,098 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,264 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,570 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,097 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,088 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,671 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,118 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,697 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,872 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,734 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,860 | 5 | #5,049 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Berkeley reached #1,940 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #1,763 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Berkeley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.