Masculine dossier · first seen 1972
Berish
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
23
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Berish
How many people are named Berish?
An estimated 272 living Americans are named Berish.
How rare is Berish?
Berish is very rare among babies today, with 16 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 30.4% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Berish?
The median age of a living American named Berish is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 20 years old.
Is Berish still popular?
Yes — Berish is currently rising in popularity, with 16 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Berish most common?
Berish has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 17.3× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
30.4%
2025
16
All-time
276
Where it lives now
Berish is most concentrated in New York — about 12.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Berish is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.