The first name Berlin
A unisex name from German.
Pronounced /bɚˈlɪn/ 2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
German origin
Borrowed from German Berlin.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Berlin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 girls born in the United States were named Berlin, the 3,788th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 97 were.
GirlsBoys
3,431
babies named Berlin since 1880
#3,788
rank in 2025
2011
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Berlin in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
berlinès
Catalan
berlínský
Czech
berlinsk
Danish
berlina
Esperanto
berliiniläinen
Finnish
berlinois
French
ბერლინელი
berlineli
Georgian
berlinisch
German
berlinese
Italian
베를린
bereullin
Korean
Berlyno
Lithuanian
berliński
Polish
berlinês
Portuguese
берли́нский
berlínskij
Russian
berlínsky
Slovak
berlinés
Spanish
berlinsk
Swedish
Berlinli
Turkish
берлінський
berlinsʹkyj
Ukrainian
More German unisex names
Questions
- What does the name Berlin mean?
- Borrowed from German Berlin.
- What is the origin of the name Berlin?
- Borrowed from German Berlin.
- Is Berlin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 3,431 US babies named Berlin since 1880, 52% were girls and 48% boys.
- When was Berlin most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 97 babies were named Berlin, its highest rank at 2,020th.
- How do you pronounce Berlin?
- Berlin is /bɚˈlɪn/, 2 syllables.
- Is Berlin also a surname?
- Yes. Berlin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.