Berkley is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Berkley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Berkley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Berkley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Berkley is a unisex name of Old English origin meaning “birch wood or meadow”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,712 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Berkley per year, United States (1891 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (389/yr).
Berkley is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #1,408 nationally (given to 389 babies that year).
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