Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Berl

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1922

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1912Peak 19222024

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

30.8%

2024

All-time

1,072

Berl has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1922, when 26 boys were named Berl.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

Down 30.8% from its peak.

All told, about 1,072 Americans have been named Berl and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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