Meaning and history
Berry originated as an English surname with several possible sources, including residence near berry-bearing plants and variants of place or occupational surnames. It later entered use as a unisex given name and can also be a nickname for names such as Bernice. Israeli musician Berry Sakharof and Dutch footballer Berry van Aerle are notable bearers.
20062006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 11 births, rank #7,094
2008: 6 births, rank #11,037
2009: 11 births, rank #7,236
2010: 10 births, rank #7,591
20112011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 11 births, rank #7,066
20162016: 10 births, rank #7,605
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
2019: 6 births, rank #10,803
2020: 11 births, rank #7,034
20212021: 8 births, rank #8,825
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 8 births, rank #8,921
2024: 10 births, rank #7,765
20252025: 5 births, rank #12,008
Berry moved from #929 to #966 for boys between 1970 and 1971. Its highest annual birth count came in 1963, with 108 births.