Bear
Berl is a Yiddish diminutive of the Germanic name Ber, which translates to bear. It has historically been used as a secular equivalent to the Hebrew name Dov, as both names share the meaning of the powerful animal.
Less common today
Berl isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,357 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Oscar and Grammy-winning folk singer and actor
Noted molecular biologist
Intellectual founder of Labor Zionism
