Berel
Berel is a masculine given name which may refer to:Berel Lang, American historian and author Berel Lazar, Orthodox rabbi, one of two claimants to the title "Chief Rabbi of Russia" Dov Schwartzman (1921–2011), also called Berel Schwartzman, Russian-born American Haredi Jewish rabbi, educator and Talmudic scholar Berel Soloveitchik (1915–1981), a Rosh Yeshiva of the Brisk yeshivas in…
Meaning & Origin of Berel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Berel is a masculine given name which may refer to:Berel Lang, American historian and author Berel Lazar, Orthodox rabbi, one of two claimants to the title "Chief Rabbi of Russia" Dov Schwartzman (1921–2011), also called Berel Schwartzman, Russian-born American Haredi Jewish rabbi, educator and Talmudic scholar Berel Soloveitchik (1915–1981), a Rosh Yeshiva of the Brisk yeshivas in…
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The Story of Berel
The earliest SSA record of Berel as a baby boy name dates back to 1952, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Berel — #6,347 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Berels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 181 Berels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Berel
Berel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Berel's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,347. Use the chart and map above to compare Berel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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