How Many People Are Named Berel?
An estimated 176 people in the United States have the first name Berel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Berel peaked in popularity in 2016 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Berel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
176
About 1 in 1,947,468 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2016
13 births
Total Registered
181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berel
Berel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 181 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Berel as a male name
Ranked #7,802 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (13 births)
Berel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. While Berel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Berel by Decade
How has Berel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Berel by State
Berel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berel
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Berel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berel?
We estimate approximately 176 people named Berel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,947,468 Americans share this first name.
Is Berel a common name?
Berel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berel most popular?
Berel reached peak popularity in 2016, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berel is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berel a male name?
Berel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berel Smith, Berel Johnson, Berel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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