The baby name Berlin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /bərˈlɪn/ (ber-LIN).
Berlin is German in Origin.
The baby name Berlin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /bərˈlɪn/ (ber-LIN).
Berlin is German in Origin.
Berlin is a modern place‑name given name taken from Germany’s capital. The city’s toponym is widely traced to a West Slavic (Polabian) root berl-/birl- meaning “marsh, swamp,” plus the place suffix -in, describing a settlement in wetlands along the Spree. The bear on Berlin’s arms fostered a popular association with German Bär (“bear”), but that is considered folk etymology rather than the true source.
As a personal name Berlin appears sporadically in English records from the late 19th century and has risen modestly in the 2000s amid the vogue for geographic names. Usage is unisex and now leans female in the United States, while remaining rare overall. Surname-borne figures such as composer Irving Berlin underscore its habitational roots. Variant forms include Berlyn, Berlynn, Berlinn, and the Spanish-accented Berlín; occasional elaborations like Berlinna or Berline also occur. The name conveys cool urban chic with an underlying “from the marshland” sense.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2 | 749 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #122 | 10 | 4,130 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #232 | 10 | 7,111 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #286 | 5 | 2,910 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| GT | 0 | #301 | 14 | 5,948 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #380 | 11 | 13,098 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #396 | 163 | 12,054 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 39 | 7,500 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #491 | 9 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #559 | 28 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 8 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #643 | 23 | 13,390 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #767 | 112 | 14,506 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #859 | 58 | 8,487 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #868 | 25 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #892 | 29 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #938 | 15 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #955 | 28 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,053 | 26 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,100 | 29 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,122 | 90 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,130 | 47 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,152 | 27 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,156 | 28 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,553 | 62 | 28,008 |
Berlin is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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