boy's name

Berenger

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 1,148

Berenger is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1989, when 85 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.

Berenger over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Berenger by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 10
1910s 5
1920s 5
1930s 10
1960s 5
1970s 115
1980s 530
1990s 320
2000s 95
2010s (to 2011) 25
2020s (to 2011) 5

How popular is Berenger?

In 2011, Berenger was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Berenger is used

France as Bérenger #5,267 5 in 2020
United States #11,626 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Berenger is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Bérenger Bérenger is a rare spelling of Berenger, written with an acute accent and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. 125

Names that peaked alongside Berenger

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Berenger also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Berenger over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Berenger

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Berenger — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Berenger

How popular is the name Berenger?

In 2011, Berenger was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Berenger a girl's or a boy's name?

Berenger is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Berenger most popular?

Berenger peaked in 1989, when 85 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.