Beri

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Beri has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1955. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1955, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% girls, 23% boys all-time.

Babies named Beri, 1981

1 in 692,000

Beri over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Beri over time

In 2025, Beri went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19552025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Beri: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Beri means

Beri is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Beri is used in Turkish.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Beri between 1955 and 1981. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1955; its best national rank was #4,777 in 1955.

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Beri between 2025 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2025; its best national rank was #12,284 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Beri?

Beri had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1981, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1981: 1 in 692,000; 5 of 3,459,130 births
Among girls only: 1 in 334,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1981: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 479,538 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Beri sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1981 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 479,538 children born in 1981 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Beri. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Beris were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Beri was born before 1960 — so the typical Beri is around 65 today.

Median birth year: 1960; About 65 years old
Biggest decade: 1950s; 41.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 58.8%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 17; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1950s — 41.2% of all recorded uses (7).

Is Beri rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1955 (7)
Years since peak: 70; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #4,777; 1955

Spellings of Beri

Beri is not the most common spelling — Lori is, with 18.2% against Beri's <0.01%.

Lori18.2%341,911
Erin16.8%316,575
Beth8.5%159,430
Vera7.9%149,456
Terri7.8%146,113
Sheri3.2%60,464
Kari3.2%59,696
Teri2.3%43,957

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Beri around the world

Where Beri ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2013–2024
#4,193
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Beri by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,777; 1955
Peak year: 1955; 7 that year
First recorded: 1955
Last recorded: 1981
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #12,284
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #12,284; 2025
Peak year: 2025; 5 that year
First recorded: 2025
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: 5

Names similar to Beri

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Aeri Beret Zeri Berra Berle Berl Berte Bergan Bertis Berla Bertia Bernay Berth Berni Berri Berina Demeri Taeri Berea Beren Yeri Eneri Berchie Deri

Sibling names for Beri

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Romona Joycelyn Marita Roxann Meryl Roxane Jacalyn Suzan

For a brother

Leigh Hayward Fritz Stanton Stanford Lindsey Jerrold Garth

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