Birch tree meadow
Derived from Old English elements meaning 'birch' and 'meadow' or 'clearing'. It originally served as a topographic surname for families living near a birch wood before transitioning into a place name and eventually a given name.
Less common today
Berkeley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,761 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American actress
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of Bloom County
