first name
BERRY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 3,849 people named Berry, 64.6% reported their origin as White, 26% as Black and 3.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 83.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Berry peaked in 1963, when 108 babies got the name.
At least 6,107 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Berry by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #773. The largest share of babies named Berry, 26.3%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Berry is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Berry has been most common in Georgia (7.5×), South Carolina (5.7×), and North Carolina (5.3×), and least common in California (0.57×).
1,982 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Berry
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Berry, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Berry ranks #231 of 156,621, with 127,443 people. See Berry as a last name
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