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Berkeley

BERK-lee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“English place name meaning 'birch wood clearing,' from Old English 'beorc' (birch tree) and 'leah' (meadow), associated with intellectual prestige via UC Berkeley.”

Popularity Over Time

Berkeley US popularity rank over timeRank 10820 in 2007 to rank 2013 in 1934. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2013#6417#10820191319401960198020002024

Berkeley is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

BerkLey

Style

StrongLiteraryTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • George Berkeley (philosopher)
  • Berkeley Square (London landmark)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables →

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People Also Ask

English place name meaning 'birch wood clearing,' from Old English 'beorc' (birch tree) and 'leah' (meadow), associated with intellectual prestige via UC Berkeley.

Berkeley is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Berkeley include Berk, Ley.

Names that pair beautifully with Berkeley include Ashton, Holden, Cameron, Griffin.