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Beryl

/ˈbɛɹəl/ · 81% girls, 19% boys · 8 born in 2025

Beryl has been given to about 12,468 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɛɹəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,581
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Beryl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 379
  • Born in 20258
  • All time12,468
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Beryl?

Its best year was 1920, when 379 babies were given the name, ranking 374th. The typical living American called Beryl is about 78 years old today.

Names that sound like Beryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Meryl0.85
  2. Cheryl0.75
  3. Sheryl0.75
  4. Sherryl0.73
  5. Berry0.71
  6. Kendyl0.62
  7. Bert0.60
  8. Betty0.56

Middle names for Beryl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Beryl Anne0.81
  2. Beryl Catherine0.78
  3. Beryl Josephine0.78
  4. Beryl Rose0.77
  5. Beryl Marie0.77
  6. Beryl Grace0.77

Sibling names for Beryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.92
  2. Elouisesister · 0.91
  3. Ilasister · 0.90
  4. Cleoeither · 0.90
  5. Otisbrother · 0.87
  6. Hughbrother · 0.87

Where Beryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Beryl Anderson0.77
    2. Beryl White0.72
    3. Beryl Nguyen0.72
    4. Beryl Moore0.72
    5. Beryl Hill0.72
    6. Beryl Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Beryl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.