Berish
Boy · BEH-rish · Germanic
Berish is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bear”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Berish mean?
Germanic: Yiddish pet form of Ber, from German Bär
“bear”
In Jewish families it is often paired with the Hebrew name Dov, which also means 'bear'.
- Say it
- BEH-rish
Is Berish a girl's or a boy's name?
Berish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Berish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Berish, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Berish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
How popular is Berish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Berish, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Berish in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Berish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
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