Berklee
Girl name · #3151 in 2025 · Uniqueness 87/100
Berklee is currently the #3151 girl name in the United States — 51 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2471, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 35,294 girls born in 2025 was named Berklee.
The 33-year story
Berklee first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 127 girls were named Berklee — good for #1656 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Berklee per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Berklee in class?
Berklee scores 87 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Berklee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Berklee is most common
State-level data for Berklee is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Berklee
Statistically, parents drawn to Berklee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Brenlee, Kenslee, Kenzlee, Finlee, and Brinlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Berklee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #3130 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3395 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2614 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2756 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2085 |
| 2020 | 94 | #1991 |
| 2019 | 88 | #2128 |
| 2018 | 127 | #1656 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1908 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2471 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3778 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2901 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3723 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3889 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4370 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4882 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Berklee a popular girl name?
Berklee ranked #3151 among girls in 2025 with 51 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2471.
When was the name Berklee most popular?
Berklee peaked in 2018, when 127 American girls received the name (ranked #1656 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Berklee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 35,294 newborn American girls was named Berklee. It scores 87/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.