Given name & surname
Berea
“resembling a berry fruit”
Berea is a variant of Berry. One English interpretation is “resembling a berry fruit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berea is a variant of Berry. One English interpretation is “resembling a berry fruit.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74
- 0 boys · 74 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berea’s family of names
Berea has a related form in Berry. In Greek usage, Berea as a surname is a transliteration of Μπερέα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.