Berry

Berry: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“berry”
Origin
English
Say it
BAIR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (94% of all uses)

From the English word berry, sometimes also arising from a surname. It can function as a nickname or transferred surname-name.

How popular is Berry?

20244.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Berry in 202416

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 18806,103

Berry is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Berry

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Berry questions

What does the name Berry mean?

Berry means "berry". It comes from English. From the English word berry, sometimes also arising from a surname. It can function as a nickname or transferred surname-name.

Is Berry a boy or girl name?

Berry is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Berry?

16 US babies were named Berry in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Berry?

Berry is usually pronounced BAIR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.