The first name Berry

In 2025, 6 girls were named Berry, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 17 births (#1,707).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Berry with other names.

In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Berry, the 12,290th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 108 were.

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.

• Berry Gordy
  American record producer, founder of Motown Records, born 1929
• Berry van Aerle
  Dutch footballer (born 1962)
• Berry Oakley
  American bassist (1948-1972)
• Berry Kroeger
  American actor (1912-1991)
• Berry Johnston
  American poker player, born 1935
• Berry Powel
  Dutch footballer, born 1980
• Berry Nieuwenhuys
  Association footballer (1911-1984)
• Barry Orton
  American professional wrestler (1958–2021)

What does the name Berry mean?

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-.

How popular is the name Berry?

In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Berry, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2013, with 17 births.

Is Berry a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 6,107 US babies named Berry since 1880, 6% were girls and 94% boys.

When was Berry most popular?

1963 in the United States, when 108 babies were named Berry, its highest rank at 747th.

Is Berry also a surname?

Yes. Berry is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.