Is Berlin a boy or girl name?
Berlin is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 58 girls and 25 boys were named Berlin, so 69.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 52.1% of the 3,373 US babies named Berlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,195
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,847
- Babies named Berlin since 1899
- 3,373
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Berlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 232 | 10 | 4.1% |
| 1920s | 343 | 40 | 10.4% |
| 1930s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 174 | 20 | 10.3% |
| 1950s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 57 | 48 | 45.7% |
| 1990s | 41 | 169 | 80.5% |
| 2000s | 37 | 449 | 92.4% |
| 2010s | 81 | 743 | 90.2% |
| 2020s | 138 | 278 | 66.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,195 | 58 | #2,847 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,359 | 47 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,470 | 56 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,027 | 56 | #2,963 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,581 | 61 | #2,720 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,372 | 47 | #3,341 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,177 | 63 | #2,714 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,230 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,426 | 75 | #2,448 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,123 | 76 | #2,412 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,316 | 86 | #2,199 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,374 | 75 | #2,411 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,827 | 72 | #2,518 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,511 | 97 | #2,020 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,924 | 90 | #2,170 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,712 | 84 | #2,319 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,980 | 75 | #2,518 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,650 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,822 | 66 | #2,706 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,234 | 48 | #3,214 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,558 | 56 | #2,858 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,843 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,372 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,428 | 5 | #15,693 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,220 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,952 | 15 | #6,539 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,587 | 11 | #8,074 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,662 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,217 | 19 | #5,085 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,061 | 18 | #5,247 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,017 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,228 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,186 | 15 | #6,049 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,360 | 22 | #4,517 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,881 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,288 | 14 | #5,869 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,511 | 13 | #5,932 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,066 | 9 | #7,422 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,006 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,860 | 7 | #8,426 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,339 | 5 | #10,423 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,004 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,143 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,884 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,406 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,044 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,173 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,008 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,694 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,190 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,824 | 5 | #5,304 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,998 | 5 | #5,367 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,463 | 5 | #4,755 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,371 | 5 | #4,424 |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,439 | 6 | #4,354 |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,249 | 5 | #5,156 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,258 | 8 | #3,682 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,158 | 6 | #4,509 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,089 | 5 | #5,199 |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,091 | 10 | #3,126 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,175 | 10 | #3,050 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 42 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Berlin reached #987 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #2,020 in 2011. 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 Berlin
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.