Berkeley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Berkeley \b(e)-rke-ley, ber-keley\ is pronounced BERK-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "the birch tree meadow". In the US probably most famous as the San Francisco suburb that is home to a branch of the University of California. See also Barclay and Burke. Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed.

Berkeley has 13 variant forms: Bar, Barklay, Barkley, Barklie, Barrclay, Berk, Berke, Berkie, Berklee, Berkley, Berky, Birkeley and Birkley.

Baby names that sound like Berkeley are Berklie and Barcley.

Berkeley is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Berkeley. Click here to compare Berkeley with related baby names.