How Many People Are Named Beryl?
people named Beryl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 102,484 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,468 babies named Beryl in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
379 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit. As a given name, it first came into use in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Beryl, 86.2% were girls and 13.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Beryl fell from 100% in the 1880s to 86.8% in the 1980s. It was lowest in the 1930s, at 75.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Beryl alive today is about 69 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Beryl first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 379 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Beryl has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #374, in 1920. In 2025 it ranked #11,097. Among boys, its best rank was #585, in 1912.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,097 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #374 (1920) | #585 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #459 in the 1920s | #858 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Beryl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Beryl were born in New York than in any other state: about 293 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Beryl was given 4.5 times as often in Louisiana, 3.5 times in Maine and 2.3 times in Washington.
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