How Many People Are Named Berk?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Berk. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Berk peaked in popularity in 2010 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Berk 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 Berk paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
18 births
Total Registered
250
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Berk
Berk is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 250 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Berk as a male name
Ranked #12,476 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (18 births)
Berk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Berk span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 100 babies were registered. Berk has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Berk by Decade
How has Berk 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.
Berk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Berk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Berk
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Berk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Berk?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Berk 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 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Berk a common name?
Berk is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 250 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Berk most popular?
Berk reached peak popularity in 2010, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Berk is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Berk a male name?
Berk is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Berk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Berk Smith, Berk Johnson, Berk 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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