UK boy's name
Berkan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Berkan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Berkan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3990, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 9 births.
This profile covers 82 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1996 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 81 living people in the UK are called Berkan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Berkan ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 9 boys were registered as Berkan.
- • About 81 living people in the UK are estimated to have Berkan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3990
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
2002
9 births
Estimated living
81
2026
Popularity
Berkan over time
The chart below shows babies named Berkan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Berkan, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Berkan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Berkan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3990 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4726 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2411 | 56 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2429 | 16 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Berkan
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Berkan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Berkan in the UK right now?
In 2021, Berkan was ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Berkan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 9 babies registered as Berkan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Berkan in the UK?
A total of 82 babies have been registered as Berkan across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.