Berry
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 93.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 30 births
- Debut · boys
- 30 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,737since 1880
Berry over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #7,262 | 11 |
| 2021 | — | #8,825 | 8 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,034 | 11 | |
| 2019 | — | #10,803 | 6 | |
| 2018 | — | #8,154 | 9 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | — | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | #7,591 | 10 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,236 | 11 | |
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #8,299 | 8 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,258 | 11 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,055 | 9 | |
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,920 | 11 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,197 | 16 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,877 | 17 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,878 | 12 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,020 | 23 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,109 | 22 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,141 | 21 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,670 | 26 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,780 | 23 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,068 | 34 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,849 | 36 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,838 | 18 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #2,057 | 28 |
| 1985 | — | #1,698 | 36 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #1,606 | 37 |
| 1983 | — | #1,490 | 41 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,487 | 42 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,602 | 37 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,432 | 44 | |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,464 | 41 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #1,186 | 56 |
| 1977 | — | #1,407 | 42 | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #1,286 | 47 |
| 1975 | — | #1,191 | 50 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #1,215 | 47 |
| 1973 | — | #1,176 | 49 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,177 | 48 | |
| 1971 | — | #965 | 71 | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #926 | 74 |
| 1969 | — | #916 | 69 | |
| 1968 | — | #930 | 61 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #885 | 66 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #812 | 80 |
| 1965 | — | #820 | 81 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #823 | 84 |
| 1963 | — | #746 | 108 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #838 | 82 |
| 1961 | — | #825 | 86 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #804 | 90 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #864 | 78 |
| 1958 | — | #824 | 83 | |
| 1957 | — | #813 | 86 | |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #840 | 79 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #844 | 76 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #772 | 85 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #786 | 82 |
| 1952 | — | #794 | 78 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #775 | 82 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #836 | 66 |
| 1949 | — | #834 | 67 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #872 | 61 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #805 | 73 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #799 | 69 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #916 | 49 |
| 1944 | — | #801 | 61 | |
| 1943 | — | #803 | 67 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #834 | 61 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #905 | 49 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #818 | 58 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #818 | 55 |
| 1938 | — | #869 | 51 | |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #830 | 54 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #917 | 47 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #834 | 55 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #852 | 56 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #808 | 60 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #832 | 61 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #815 | 63 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #796 | 67 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #924 | 55 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #875 | 58 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #900 | 56 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #925 | 57 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #821 | 67 |
| 1922 | — | #928 | 56 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #750 | 78 |
| 1920 | — | #929 | 55 | |
| 1919 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1918 | — | #818 | 64 | |
| 1917 | — | #934 | 47 | |
| 1916 | — | #708 | 71 | |
| 1915 | — | #776 | 60 | |
| 1914 | — | #836 | 41 | |
| 1913 | — | #720 | 41 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #634 | 21 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #464 | 25 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #556 | 15 | |
| 1901 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #383 | 22 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #476 | 14 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #355 | 24 | |
| 1884 | — | #325 | 29 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #348 | 22 | |
| 1880 | — | #305 | 30 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Berry was already there! It came in at #305, and was given to 30 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2013–2014, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Berry is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#389 · 1 in 5,205
- Georgia#391 · 1 in 5,043
- Kentucky#394 · 1 in 4,999
Best ever in a state: #212 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #389 | 8 | 1 in 5,205 |
| Georgia | #391 | 7 | 1 in 5,043 |
| Kentucky | #394 | 6 | 1 in 4,999 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Berry
- 4,243 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #12,008)
- 4,974 spots since 2020 (#7,034 → #12,008)
- 4,942 spots since 2015 (#7,066 → #12,008)
- Biggest jump: 388 spots in 1907 (#852 → #464)
- Biggest drop: 361 spots in 1906 (#491 → #852)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #305 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1935
- Highest: 1 in 3,683 boys born in 1880 were named Berry (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 14.1% of all boys named Berry (807) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2017, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #305 (1880) | #362 |
| 1890s | 183 | #383 (1893) | #453 |
| 1900s | 215 | #381 (1903) | #512 |
| 1910s | 469 | #634 (1910) | #758 |
| 1920s | 612 | #750 (1921) | #866 |
| 1930s | 529 | #808 (1931) | #865 |
| 1940s | 615 | #799 (1946) | #839 |
| 1950s | 795 | #772 (1954) | #815 |
| 1960s | 807 | #746 (1963) | #840 |
| 1970s | 525 | #926 (1970) | #1,199 |
| 1980s | 353 | #1,432 (1980) | #1,813 |
| 1990s | 188 | #2,670 (1992) | #3,792 |
| 2000s | 94 | #5,920 (2000) | #7,564 |
| 2010s | 65 | #7,066 (2015) | #9,225 |
| 2020s | 53 | #7,034 (2020) | #8,636 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Berry in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 225,120 of them was named Berry, which outranked 23.3% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 22,642 of them was named Berry, which outranked 79.4% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).