Feminine dossier · first seen 1923

Berkeley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Berkeley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

119

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1923Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

36.1%

2024

All-time

2,002

Berkeley is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 119 girls were named Berkeley.

In 2024, only 76 girls were given the name.

Down 36.1% from its peak.

All told, about 2,002 Americans have been named Berkeley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1923.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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