UK boy's name
Berkin
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Berkin is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Berkin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3004, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 10 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2014 to 2015. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Berkin. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Berkin ranked #3004 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 10 boys were registered as Berkin.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Berkin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3004
2015
Births in 2015
6
Latest year
Peak year
2014
10 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Popularity
Berkin over time
The chart below shows babies named Berkin registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Berkin, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2015, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Berkin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Berkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #2542 | 16 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Berkin
- 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
Berkin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Berkin in the UK right now?
In 2015, Berkin was ranked #3004 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Berkin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 10 babies registered as Berkin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Berkin in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Berkin across the 2 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.