Given name & surname
Berke
“from the meadow of birch trees”·“from the fortress on the hill”
Berke is a variant of Berkeley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of birch trees.” Berke is a variant of Burke. One French interpretation is “from the fortress on the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berke is a variant of Berkeley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of birch trees.” Berke is a variant of Burke. One French interpretation is “from the fortress on the hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Berke is a variant of Berkeley. An origin associated with Berkeley is English. Berke is a variant of Burke. An origin associated with Burke is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Berke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 34 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9 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 boys is 9 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,875 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Berke’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Berke shares an earlier linguistic root with Berk. Berke has a related form in Burke. Berke has a related form in Berkeley.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Berke
- BerkeKhan of the Golden Horde from 1257 to 12661209–1267
- Berke ÖzerTurkish association football player (born 2000)
- Berke SakaTurkish swimmer (born 2003)
- Berke AkçamTurkish high hurdler (born 2002)
- Berke AtarTurkish basketball player (born 1997)born 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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