Berit
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning covenant; a form of Bertha or Brit.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Berit by the numbers
Berit was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Bertha
Like Berit, each of these traces back to Bertha: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Berit. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Berlinderived from place name; capital of Germany68 in the US (2017)
- Berniebrave bear; diminutive of Bernard26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Berylgreen gemstone6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bevinfair woman or bright woman14 in the US (2017)
- Brittbright or from Britain; variant of Brit14 in the US (2017)
- Benitablessed; feminine form of Benito4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Berit, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Berit
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