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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Berkeley

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the birch meadow
From the birch tree meadow

Syllables

3

Pronunciation

b(e)-rke-ley, ber-keley

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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #4455, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1761, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2485, 71 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251071
2024776
20231181
20221580
20211289
202010100
20191898
201817115
201714119
201616117

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data