# Berry (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/berry/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,107 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,737 / 370 (6% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 167, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | 5,442 |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,895 |
| 1976 | 11 | 5,243 |
| 1978 | 8 | 7,005 |
| 1979 | 7 | 8,127 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9,254 |
| 1986 | 5 | 11,083 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,783 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17,176 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17,307 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,014 |
| 2017 | 6 | 14,416 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,686 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13,719 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13,745 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 7,277 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,648 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12,515 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,233 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,376 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,126 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,667 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,247 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,965 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7,099 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8,940 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,326 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,024 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7,844 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,290 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 4,012 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,707 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1,882 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,547 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3,218 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Berry

- Berry Gordy, American record producer, founder of Motown Records
- Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer (born 1962)
- Berry Oakley, American bassist (1948-1972)
- Berry Kroeger, American actor (1912-1991)
- Berry Johnston, American poker player
- Berry Powel, Dutch footballer
- Berry Nieuwenhuys, Association footballer (1911-1984)
- Barry Orton, American professional wrestler (1958–2021)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.